Summary: From Lost Empires novel released in conjunction with original telecast "In 1913 young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Traveling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever. (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Directed By: Alan Grint

Written By: Ian Curteis, J.B. Priestley

Starring: James Cosmo, Jim Carter, Colin Firth, Laurence Olivier, John Castle, Gillian Bevan, Neil Boorman

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