Desperate Romantics is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Australia. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 9 June 2026.
Where to watch Desperate Romantics
🇦🇺 Australia
Good to know
- Release date
- 2009-07-21
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Network
- BBC Two
- Status
- Ended
About Desperate Romantics
Desperate Romantics is a 2009 web series in the Drama genre, starring Aidan Turner, Rafe Spall and Tom Hollander. It spans 1 season and 6 episodes, and originally aired on BBC Two. It holds an average rating of 7.4/10 from 22 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Desperate Romantics in Australia — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
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.
Seasons (1)
Cast
Aidan Turner
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Rafe Spall
William Holman Hunt
Tom Hollander
John Ruskin
Samuel Barnett
John Millais
Sam Crane
Fred Walters
Zoë Tapper
Effie Ruskin/ Effie Millais
Amy Manson
Lizzie Siddal
Jennie Jacques
Annie Miller
Josie Farmiloe
Charlotte Siddal
Maimie McCoy
Margaret
Phil Davis
Mr. Stone
Mark Heap
Charles Dickens
Themes & keywords
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Desperate Romantics in Australia?+
In Australia, Desperate Romantics is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Desperate Romantics on Netflix?+
Desperate Romantics is not on Netflix in Australia right now.
How many seasons of Desperate Romantics are there?+
Desperate Romantics has 1 season and 6 episodes in total.
Who stars in Desperate Romantics?+
Desperate Romantics stars Aidan Turner, Rafe Spall, Tom Hollander, Samuel Barnett and Sam Crane.
When did Desperate Romantics come out?+
Desperate Romantics is a 2009 web series.
What genre is Desperate Romantics?+
Desperate Romantics is Drama series.
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