Episodes

1. Episode 1

2. Episode 2

3. Episode 3

4. Episode 4

5. Episode 5

6. Episode 6

7. Episode 7

Overview

In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics, and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever.

Details

Cast

Colin Firth

John Castle

Laurence Olivier

Beatie Edney

Brian Glover

Carmen du Sautoy

Gillian Bevan

Pamela Stephenson

Alfred Marks

Patricia Quinn