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Shooting the Past (1999)

Drama

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

First Air Date
January 10, 1999
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Rating
6.9/10 (8 votes)

Cast: Timothy Spall, Lindsay Duncan, Liam Cunningham, Billie Whitelaw, Emilia Fox, Arj Barker, Andy Serkis

Network: BBC Two
librarybattledeveloper
IMDb

Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

1999

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Shooting the Past

Shooting the Past

Drama
6.9
52 min
1999

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

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Networks & Studios

Networks

BBC TwoBBC Two
Show Information
StatusEnded
TypeMiniseries
First Aired1/10/1999
Last Aired1/24/1999
Seasons1
Episodes3
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Creators & Crew

Directed by

Written by

1

Seasons

3

Episodes

52m

Per Episode

1999

First Aired

Keywords

librarybattledeveloper

Languages

en

External Links

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Cast

TS

Timothy Spall

as Oswald Bates

LD

Lindsay Duncan

as Marilyn Truman

LC

Liam Cunningham

as Christopher Anderson

BW

Billie Whitelaw

as Veronica

EF

Emilia Fox

as Spig

AB

Arj Barker

as Garnett

AS

Andy Serkis

as Styeman

Images

Backdrop 1

Videos

Seasons

1 seasons
Miniseries
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Miniseries

1999

3 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shooting the Past about?▾

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will r…

How many seasons does Shooting the Past have?▾

1

How many episodes does Shooting the Past have?▾

3

Is Shooting the Past still running?▾

No, it ended in 1999.

When did Shooting the Past first air?▾

January 10, 1999

Who created Shooting the Past?▾

Stephen Poliakoff

Who stars in Shooting the Past?▾

Timothy Spall, Lindsay Duncan, Liam Cunningham

What genre is Shooting the Past?▾

Drama