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London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.

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Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Runtime

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Release Date

04 June 2025

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Cast

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Himself - Presenter

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Henry Fielding

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Tacitus

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Christopher Wren

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Stephen Spender

Tom Hollander

Tom Hollander

T.S. Eliot

Chris Langham

Chris Langham

Ned Ward

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Samuel Pepys

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Casanova

Ronan Vibert

Ronan Vibert

Joseph Conrad

John Woodvine

John Woodvine

Henry Moore

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Thomas de Quincey

Don Warrington

Don Warrington

Ignatius Sancho

Timothy West

Timothy West

Henry Mayhew

Danielle Rees

Danielle Rees

Charlie Meyer

John Simm

John Simm

Friedrich Engels

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Virginia Woolf

Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

Charles Dickens

Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

John Evelyn

Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Charlotte Bronte

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