Clouds of Glory

Overview

Between 1798 and 1812, the wild, romantic country of the English Lake District saw an intense concentrated flowering of literary genius. At its centre is poet William Wordsworth, born in the region, who lived there almost all his life with his beloved sister Dorothy. Around him, as the genius of the age, gathered other poets and writers – Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas de Quincey.

Created by Melvyn Bragg, Ken Russell

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  David Warner

  William Wordsworth

  2 eps

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  Felicity Kendal

  Dorothy Wordsworth

  2 eps

• Bridget Ashburn

  Joanna Hutchinson

  1 ep

• Robin Bevan

  Young William

  1 ep

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