8.0/1075 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2001
Rich financier Augustus Melmotte's arrival in London sees the impoverished aristocracy rush to court his favour and their sons to court his daughter Marie.
Director: David Yates
Writer: Andrew Davies
- 8.1/1065 votes
#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2001
While Paul Montague throws himself into the booming railway business with Melmotte, the presence of his mysterious American friend in London threatens to jeopardize his chances with Hetta. Felix is forced to desperate measures to secure his future with Marie when he learns that her father is planning her marriage to a rival suitor.
Director: David Yates
Writer: Andrew Davies
- 7.9/1064 votes
#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2001
Paul visits Mexico to have his worst fears about the railway construction confirmed. Returning to London he decides to confront Melmotte and resolve his romantic situation. Melmotte involves himself in increasingly ambitious business schemes while Felix gets himself into further trouble and Hetta recieves some devastating news.
Director: David Yates
Writer: Andrew Davies
- 8.1/1064 votes
#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2001
Melmotte reaches the highest echelons of London society but the wolves are beginning to gather at his door. Paul takes his chance to act and Felix comes face to face with some tough opposition, while Hetta contemplates settling for second best. Climaxing in love lost, love gained, a death and some just desserts.
Director: David Yates
Writer: Andrew Davies
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Anthony Trollope’s epic tale of Victorian power and corruption, set in the 1870s. Within weeks of his arrival in London, financier Augustus Melmotte announces a...
Genre:Drama
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Way We Live Now" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 75 votes. Directed by David Yates and written by Andrew Davies, it aired on 11/11/2001. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".