Episodes
The Brotherhood
January 22, 1975
In 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.
An Impeccable Elopement
January 29, 1975
Art 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.
Seeking the Bubbles
February 5, 1975
Millais has married Effie after the annulment of her first marriage. William Holman Hunt and Millais both become successful artists.
Remember Me
February 12, 1975
Dante Gabriel Rossetti's life and relationships become complicated, especially after the tragic death of his wife Lizzie.
Beata Beatrix
February 19, 1975
Rossetti acquires a follower in William Morris but his life is troubled by drug addiction, and he becomes increasingly isolated.
The Artisan
February 26, 1975
Pre-Raphaelitism begins to disintegrate when Morris adopts a new ideal in socialism.
