The Love School

The Love School

1975 · Drama · 1 Season · 6 Episodes · 0.0

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.

Episodes

E11. The Brotherhood75m · 1975-01-22In 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.E22. An Impeccable Elopement75m · 1975-01-29Art 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.E33. Seeking the Bubbles75m · 1975-02-05Millais has married Effie after the annulment of her first marriage. William Holman Hunt and Millais both become successful artists.E44. Remember Me75m · 1975-02-12Dante Gabriel Rossetti's life and relationships become complicated, especially after the tragic death of his wife Lizzie.E55. Beata Beatrix75m · 1975-02-19Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.E66. The Artisan75m · 1975-02-26Pre-Raphaelitism begins to disintegrate when Morris adopts a new ideal in socialism.

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