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Older Vanessa Bell
Series
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Synopsis
“The tangled loves of the Bloomsbury Group.”
The three-part series centres on the close and often fraught relationship between sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf, and Vanessa’s sexually complicated alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant as they, and their group of like-minded friends, navigate their way through love, sex and artistic life through the first half of the 20th century.
Episodes
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1. Episode 1Now viewing2015-07-2757m4.8Painter Vanessa Stephen and her writer sister Virginia embark on a life of unexpected, post-Victorian freedom in bohemian Bloomsbury. But when they are introduced to flamboyant male admirers, their idyll is rocked and the sisters' relationship is threatened.
2. Episode 22015-08-0357m5.3As war descends on Europe, the Bloomsbury friends struggle to build a life outside London. Virginia weds Leonard Woolf and begins a unique, unexpectedly happy marriage, which is in stark contrast to Vanessa and Clive's failing relationship. Vanessa comes to the painful realisation that she is in love with gay Duncan Grant and so begins a life devoted to him, painting and her children.
3. Episode 32015-08-1057m4.7Twenty years have passed and it is 1937. Duncan and Vanessa remain at Charleston Farmhouse, painting, living and loving alongside each other. Vanessa’s children Julian, Quentin and Angelica also live with them. Julian is determined to fight against Franco in the Spanish civil war, while Angelica, who remains unaware of her true parentage, goes to London to become an actress.
Cast
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Phoebe Fox
Young Vanessa Bell
Lydia Leonard
Young Virginia Woolf
James Norton
Young Duncan Grant
Ed Birch
Lytton Strachey
Christian Brassington
Cuthbert
Al Weaver
Leonard Woolf
Jack Davenport
David Garnett
James Northcote
Adrian Stephen
Lucy Boynton
Angelica Garnett
No photo Jerome Finch
Saxon Sydney-Turner
Catherine McCormack
Virginia Woolf
Ben Lloyd-Hughes
David Garnett
Rupert Penry-Jones
Duncan Grant
Anton Lesser
Dr. Hyslop
Deborah Findlay
Aunt Jane
Andrew Havill
Older Clive Bell
Guy Henry
Older Leonard
Sam Hoare
Young Clive Bell
Edmund Kingsley
Maynard Keynes
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FAQ
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Is Life in Squares available to watch online?
Yes - see the "Where to watch legally" section on this page for streaming, rental and purchase options.
How many seasons does Life in Squares have?
Life in Squares has 1 season and 3 episodes.
When did Life in Squares first air?
Life in Squares first aired in 2015.
Is Life in Squares still running?
Life in Squares's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Life in Squares?
Life in Squares is classified as Drama.