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Season 1

3 episodes · 13th March 2005

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01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 113th March 2005 Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, begins to tell his life story to Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle he works in. We return to Casanova's childhood and humble beginnings as the son of an actor in Venice. As a young man he studies for the priesthood, but is expelled from his seminary, then meets and falls in love with Henriette... but the Duke of Grimani wants Henriette for himself. 02 Episode 2 still Episode 2 Episode 220th March 2005 Casanova, living on his wits and as a mystic, does a good deed and comes into a fortune. Bragadin offers to adopt him and Henriette agrees to marry him. Grimani, enraged, has Casanova arrested and charged with witchcraft, but he escapes from prison and flees Venice - taking with him Jack, his young illegitimate son by a previous liaison, and Rocco, his servant. Casanova heads for Paris, as he knows that Venetian ambassadors abroad are able to grant pardons. 03 Episode 3 still Episode 3 Episode 327th March 2005 In the past, we follow Casanova's adventures in London - where he glimpses Henriette and tricks his way into court circles - and in Naples, where he meets an old friend. Still living on his wits, Casanova makes and loses fortunes and also enjoys other conquests. Back in the present, Edith realizes that Casanova may be wrong in believing Henriette is dead. But Casanova himself is now very sick and getting near his end.
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01 Rose Byrne profile Rose Byrneas Edith 02 Peter O'Toole profile Peter O'Tooleas Giacomo Casanova 03 David Tennant profile David Tennantas Giacomo Casanova 04 Matt Lucas profile Matt Lucasas Villars 05 Laura Fraser profile Laura Fraseras Henriette 06 Rupert Penry-Jones profile Rupert Penry-Jonesas Grimani 07 Shaun Parkes profile Shaun Parkesas Rocco 08 Nina Sosanya profile Nina Sosanyaas Bellino 09 Clare Higgins profile Clare Higginsas Cook 10 Freddie Jones profile Freddie Jonesas Bragadin 11 Ron Cook profile Ron Cookas Prisoner 12 Andrew Havill profile Andrew Havillas English Chancellor 13 Russell T Davies profile Russell T DaviesWriter / Creator 14 Sheree Folkson profile Sheree FolksonDirector
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