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Desperate Romantics

Desperate Romantics

Description: Four young men are distracted when they embark to transform the Victorian art world.
Genre: Historical drama
Year Released: 2009
Number of episodes: 6
First episode air date: July 21, 2009
Nominations: British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography And Lighting - Fiction, MORE
Networks: BBC, BBC Two
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