Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (2015–2015)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Fantasy1 season, 7 episodes
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell posterReview score: 80%

Plot

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell is set during the Napoleonic Wars in an England where magic once existed and is about to return. So begins a dangerous battle between two great men.1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. However, scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains — the reclusive and skillful Mr. Norrell. His displays of magic soon thrill the nation. In London, he raises the beautiful Lady Pole from the dead and summons an army of ghostly ships to terrify the French.Soon the cautious and fussy Norrell is challenged by the emergence of another magician: the brilliant novice Jonathan Strange. While trying to secure his beloved Arabella's hand in marriage, he meets a vagabond, the magician of Threadneedle Street, Vinculus, who tells him he is destined to be a great magician. Young, handsome and daring, Strange is the very antithesis of Norrell. A dangerous battle ensues between the two great men. Their obsessions and secret dabblings with the dark arts will cause more trouble than they can imagine.

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Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E06The Black TowerS01E06 · 8.0Strange attempts to drive himself insane as a way of gaining access to fairy magic.
  2. 02Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E07Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellS01E07 · 8.0Strange comes back home to claim Mr Norrell and rescue Arabella.
  3. 03Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E05ArabellaS01E05 · 7.8The Gentleman's scheme for revenge wrecks all of Strange and Arabella's plans.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2015Aired 7.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E01The Friends of English MagicMay 17, 2015 7.0Determined to prove himself England's greatest magician, Mr Norrell makes a dangerous pact with a mysterious being.
  2. S01E02Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E02How Is Lady Pole?May 24, 2015 7.7Mr Norrell takes Jonathan Strange as his apprentice in the ways of magic.
  3. S01E03Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E03The Education of a MagicianMay 31, 2015 7.5Jonathan Strange travels to Spain. Mr Norrell is attempting to keep his secrets hidden in London.
  4. S01E04Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E04All the Mirrors of the WorldJune 7, 2015 7.8Norrell's refusal to let Strange study ancient magic causes a split between them.
  5. S01E05Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E05ArabellaJune 14, 2015 7.8The Gentleman's scheme for revenge wrecks all of Strange and Arabella's plans.
  6. S01E06Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E06Season's bestThe Black TowerJune 21, 2015 8.0Strange attempts to drive himself insane as a way of gaining access to fairy magic.
  7. S01E07Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell S01E07Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellJune 28, 2015 8.0Strange comes back home to claim Mr Norrell and rescue Arabella.

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Castfull cast & details

Bertie CarvelBertie CarvelJonathan StrangeEddie MarsanEddie MarsanGilbert NorrellMarc WarrenMarc WarrenThe GentlemanCharlotte RileyCharlotte RileyArabella StrangeAlice EnglertAlice EnglertLady Emma PoleSamuel WestSamuel WestSir Walter PoleEnzo CilentiEnzo CilentiJohn ChildermassEdward HoggEdward HoggJohn Segundus

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TrailerJonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Launch Trailer - BBC One

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