TV Series

Clouds of Glory (1978)

• First aired July 9, 1978
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 2
• 52m per episode

• Drama

Overview

Between 1798 and 1812, the wild, romantic country of the English Lake District saw an intense concentrated flowering of literary genius. At its centre is poet William Wordsworth, born in the region, who lived there almost all his life with his beloved sister Dorothy. Around him, as the genius of the age, gathered other poets and writers – Robert Southey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Thomas de Quincey.

Created by

Melvyn Bragg, Ken Russell

Starring

David Warner, Felicity Kendal, Bridget Ashburn