Burton and Taylor: Season 1

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BBC America | Season Premiere Date: October 16, 2013

Summary: Richard Burton (Dominic West) and Elizabeth Taylor (Helena Bonham Carter) are reunited for the 1983 Broadway production of Noel Coward's Private Lives in this BBC America/BBC TV movie.

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E1. Burton and Taylor
Air Date: October 16, 2013

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Verne Gay

Oct 15, 2013

Excellent actors playing excellent actors--and largely succeeding. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Oct 15, 2013

It’s a film that asks a lot from West and Bonham Carter, who deliver time and again in roles that could have eaten them alive. Instead we feast. Read full review

Lori Rackl

Oct 15, 2013

While no one will mistake Helena Bonham Carter for a twin of the legendary violet-eyed actress, she’s more than convincing alongside “The Wire’s” Dominic West, who brings a troubled Richard Burton to life. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Oct 16, 2013

Burton and Taylor is intelligently winnowed down to a moment in time, firmly planting itself in the last days of disco. Read full review

Mary McNamara

Oct 16, 2013

It is less a portrait of two combustible stars, played with empathy and breathtaking control by Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter, as it is a surprisingly thoughtful excavation of a love that is both undeniable and untenable. Read full review

Tom Gliatto

Oct 11, 2013

Burton and Taylor is a wry, bittersweet take on a celebrated Hollywood romance. [21 Oct 2013, p.48]

David Hinckley

Oct 16, 2013

Burton and Taylor confines itself to the nine months of the tour, and while that’s a wise decision, it does mean we only get allusions to other aspects of their relationship. Read full review

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mani8kgm

Sep 11, 2014

Absolutely loved it! What great performances by both actors. It was compelling from beginning to end. The sort of movie you could watch more than once.

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Loutampa

Oct 22, 2013

I found this under whelming. It could have had a much more explosive story. The story we know was an exciting forbidden love affair, one I am sure a good writer can make into a blockbuster.

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