EPISODE
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - Season 1
England during the Napoleonic Wars, where enchantment is the norm, as Gilbert Norrell, a gifted magician, and Johnathan Strange, a youthful brilliant police, as the two men explore through life, giving a valiant effort to become magicians.
1965, Clapham, London, England, UK
11 January 1953, Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
14 September 1970, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1971, London, England, UK
7 April 1957, London, England, UK
12 March 1960, London, England, UK
15 June 1994, Sydney, Australia
14 August 1934, Nîmes, Gard, France
30 June 1981, Billericay, Essex, England, UK
October 24, 2016
We recommend persevering to the end of the first episode, because things get interesting -- and surprisingly hilarious -- soon enough.
July 04, 2015
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is an intoxicating potion of period drama, gothic horror, fantasy and mystery.
April 11, 2019
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is a fleet, entertaining transfiguration that keeps Clarke's big ideas while pulling a few tricks from its own sleeve.
June 15, 2015
Carefully crafted and respectful of its source material, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a tale of old British magic.
June 14, 2017
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is a visual treat, a great original period piece that makes costume dramas seem absurdly stuffy and conservative. One episode down out of seven and already it's put a spell on me.
June 15, 2015
It's still an enjoyable break from the mundane, non-magical life, provided you're willing to open your mind to it. It moves along fairly quickly... and the fact I haven't read the book is certainly not limiting my enjoyment of the miniseries.
June 12, 2015
The problem with the miniseries, written by Peter Harness and directed by Toby Haynes, is its lack of emotional potency, at least in the first two episodes.
October 06, 2016
... the mini-series / limited series-seven hour-long episodes, to be specific-appears to be the perfect format and BBC has given it the scope and texture of a film.
November 06, 2017
The deeper we get into its labyrinth of conflicted magicians, conniving faeries and period-piece-gone-mad atmosphere, the more you fall prey to its spell.
June 12, 2015
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell is not so much about good versus evil but the the clash of the men's two very different natures -- reason versus romanticism, intellect versus emotion.
June 12, 2015
What remains is the rivalry at its center, prickly and loving, between the two magicians of the title: chipper Jonathan Strange (Bertie Carvel) and dyspeptic Gilbert Norrell (Eddie Marsan).
June 11, 2015
Dear reader, allow me to put your mind at ease. The television version of Jonathan Strange is a remarkable enchantment in its own right.