Year 2013 Video Release 2013-09-10 Studio HBO Home Entertainment Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 300 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Benedict Cumberbatch, Rebecca Hall and Adelaide Clemens star in this epic story of love and betrayal, set during a formative period in British history, from the twilight years of the Edwardian era to the end of World War I. Based on the quartet of novels by Ford Madox Ford, the five-part miniseries was adapted for the screen by Tom Stoppard and directed by Susanna White. Director Susanna White Cast Susanna White; Rebecca Hall; Benedict Cumberbatch; Adelaide Clemens; Rupert Everett; Roger Allam; Miranda Richardson; Janet McTeer; Sasha Waddell; Stephen Graham; Clare Higgins