Synopsis
Rich financier Augustus Melmotte's arrival in London sees the impoverished aristocracy rush to court his favour & their sons to court his daughter Marie.
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Other Archive resources
The Way We Live Now (2001) | Episode 4
Melmotte is elected MP for Westminster, but is immediately confused by the complex etiquette of the House of Commons. Soon his fraudulent life begins to unravel.
The Way We Live Now (2001) | Episode 3
Following a trip to Mexico, Paul Montague returns to confront Melmotte, who is involving himself in increasingly ambitious business schemes.