Doctor Zhivago

Boris Pasternak's tale of love, betrayal and revolution.

12AP2002•1h 15m•6.7/10

Drama

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6.7/10(70)

Young and beautiful Lara is loved by three men: a revolutionary, a mogul, and a doctor. Their lives become intertwined with the drama of Russian revolution. Doctor Zhivago is still married when he meets Lara. Their love story is unfolding against the backdrop of revolution which affects the doctor's career, his family, and his love to Lara.

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Production

Granada Productions, GBH, PBS, Epsilon TV Production

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

November 24, 2002

Last Aired

December 8, 2002

Networks

ITV1, PBS

Created By

Andrew Davies

Trailers & Videos

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Part 1

Air date: 2002-11-24

Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago is a young doctor and rising poet, about to be married to Anna. He meets Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova (the teenage mistress of a politician) when she tries to kill herself. Lara marries the Bolshevik Antipov, and as the Great War unfolds, Yuri and Lara go off to war to tend the wounded, fall in love and lead a passionate affair as the old régime collapses.

Part 2

Air date: 2002-12-01

Yury returns to Moscow to find his house has been taken over by the Reds. He becomes a surgeon at a Moscow hospital but Mischa advises him to leave Moscow.