Overview
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy. As time goes by, cracks begin to appear in the relationship. Sam becomes addicted to opium, while William's ego and ambition distance him further from his friend.
Cast
- Linus Roache as Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- John Hannah as William Wordsworth
- Samantha Morton as Sara Coleridge
- Emily Woof as Dorothy Wordsworth
- Andrea Lowe as Edith Southey
- Dexter Fletcher as Humphry Davy
- Andy Serkis as John Thelwall
- Samuel West as Robert Southey
- Colin McCredie as Messenger
- John Kane as Jones