Russell T Davies
Director
Casanova (2005)
Season 1
Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, tells Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle, his remarkable life story, and about falling in love with Henriette.
Released March 13, 2005
Episode 58 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Production Companies: Red Production Company, BBC Wales
Network: BBC Three
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
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S1E1 - Episode 1
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.
March 13, 2005, midnight
S1E2 - Episode 2
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.
March 20, 2005, midnight
1.0
S1E3 - Episode 3
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.
March 27, 2005, midnight
Network: BBC Three
Episode Runtime: 58 min.
Season Runtime: 174 min.
Released: March 13, 2005
Last Air Date: March 27, 2005, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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