MASTERPIECE Classic presents a three-part adaptation of this moving tale of adventure, romance, and heartbreak on Any Human Heart, airing Sundays, February 13, 20, and 27, 2011 at 9pm on WPBT2.
A trio of great British actors play the different life stages of Logan Mountstuart, the hero of William Boyd’s acclaimed novel about a writer, lover, art dealer, and spy living by his wits in the tumultuous 20th century.
Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent (Iris, Moulin Rouge!) stars as Mountstuart in his dotage, with Matthew Macfadyen (Little Dorrit, Pride & Prejudice) as the hero in his prime and Sam Claflin (The Pillars of the Earth) as the eager seducer in his impetuous youth.
Adapted by Boyd, the production was hailed as “an absolute treat” by The Guardian (London) during its recent UK broadcast. The review extolled the series as “a witty, touching, intimate romp through one man’s life, and through a big chunk of the 20th century, directed with panache, and with fine performances wherever you look.”
Any Human Heart also stars Hayley Atwell (Brideshead Revisited, Mansfield Park), Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, My Boy Jack), Gillian Anderson (Bleak House, The X Files), Tom Hollander (Wives and Daughters, In the Loop), Ed Stoppard (Upstairs Downstairs), Samuel West (Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express), and Richard Schiff (The West Wing).
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