Clouds of Glory
British miniseries (1978)
Clouds of Glory is a 1978 British television series of documentaries directed by Ken Russell. It was co-written by Melvyn Bragg. It was Russell and Bragg's fifth collaboration on a biographical work.
Two episodes were produced, William and Dorothy (on William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy) and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (on Samuel Taylor Coleridge). The Los Angeles Times called it "flat out brilliant". A third planned episode, King of the Crocodiles (on Robert Southey) was cancelled for financial reasons.
Filming locations included Derwentwater, Thirlmere, Troutbeck, and Borrowdale, and a cottage in Stonethwaite was used to represent the Wordsworths' home, Dove Cottage.
Cast
David Warner as William Wordsworth
Felicity Kendall as Dorothy Wordsworth
David Hemmings as Samuel Coleridge
Ben Aris as Robert Southey
Patricia Garwood as Edith Southey
Kika Markham as Sara Coleridge
Preston Lockwood as Dr.
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