The Love School
121975•1h 15m
Drama
The Love School is a BBC television drama miniseries originally broadcast from 22 January to 26 February 1975 about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The series was written by John Hale, Ray Lawler, Robin Chapman, and John Prebble, and directed by Piers Haggard, John Glenister and Robert Knights. The drama was a significant influence on the subsequent 2009 series Desperate Romantics. It was also the basis of the historical novel of the same name by Hale.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 22, 1975
Last Aired
February 26, 1975
Networks
BBC Two
Created By
Robin Chapman
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Where to Watch
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Brotherhood
Air date: 1975-01-22
In 1848, social unrest abounds. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a secret group of young artists, forms in order to take on the sclerotic Royal Academy. The original three members add four friends to their ranks.
E2
An Impeccable Elopement
Air date: 1975-01-29
Art critic John Ruskin and his wife Effie travel to Scotland with John Everett Millais, a PRB leader. Millais falls in love with Effie and discovers that the Ruskins' marriage is in fact a sham.
E3
Seeking the Bubbles
Air date: 1975-02-05
Millais has married Effie after the annulment of her first marriage. William Holman Hunt and Millais both become successful artists.
E4
Remember Me
Air date: 1975-02-12
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's life and relationships become complicated, especially after the tragic death of his wife Lizzie.
E5
Beata Beatrix
Air date: 1975-02-19
Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.
E6
The Artisan
Air date: 1975-02-26
Pre-Raphaelitism begins to disintegrate when Morris adopts a new ideal in socialism.
