Desperate Romantics
On BBC Two
A lush, intimate portrait of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 19th-century London, balancing artistic passion and bohemian excess with period melancholy and romantic entanglement.
Six-part drama series set in and among the alleys, galleries and flesh-houses of 19th-century industrial London, following the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, a vagabond group of English painters, poets and critics.
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Questions people ask
Is Desperate Romantics sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Desperate Romantics scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
Does Desperate Romantics leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Desperate Romantics easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Desperate Romantics violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Desperate Romantics
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Desperate Romantics
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Desperate Romantics, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Desperate Romantics, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Desperate Romantics, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
