Series synopsis
Any Human Heart is a British drama television series that premiered on Channel 4 on November 21, 2010. It ended on December 12, 2010. It was created by William Boyd. It stars Jim Broadbent, Matthew Macfadyen, Sam Claflin and Gillian Anderson.
Logan Mountstuart, writer and adventurer, narrates his life, from the Paris of the twenties to the eighties in London, passing through the New York of the fifties.
Premise
Logan Mountstuart, writer and adventurer, narrates his life, from the Paris of the twenties to the eighties in London, passing through the New York of the fifties.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jim Broadbent as Logan Mountstuart (Older)
- Matthew Macfadyen as Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Sam Claflin as Logan Mountstuart (Young)
- Gillian Anderson as Duchess Of Windsor
- Stuart McQuarrie as Wallace Douglas
- Conor Nealon as Logan Mountstuart
- Hayley Atwell as Freya Deverell
- Ed Stoppard as Ben Leeping (Older)
Supporting cast
- Samuel West as Peter Scabius (Older)
- Julian Ovenden as Ernest Hemingway
- Ken Bones as Mr. Mountstuart
- Flaminia Cinque as Mrs. Mountstuart
- Emerald Fennell as Lottie
- Tom Hollander as Duke Of Windsor
- Kim Cattrall as Gloria Scabius
- Lydia Wilson as Monday
- Julian Rhind-Tutt as John Vivian
- MyAnna Buring as Ingeborg
- Cristina Catalina as Petra
Guest cast
- Sam Heughan as Lieutenant McStay
- Tobias Menzies as Ian Fleming
- Rosie Cavaliero as Matron
- Alice Henley as Sally Watson
- Tim Woodward as Admiral Godfrey
- Hugh Skinner as Lionel Mounstuart
- Freddie Fox as Peter Scabius (Young)
- Esmé Bianco as Betty
- Holliday Grainger as Tess Scabius
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | November 20, 2010 | December 12, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Logan Mountstuart is a student at Oxford in the 1920s, aspiring to become a great novelist but even more desperate to lose his virginity. Seemingly trapped by a promise to his dying father to join the family corned beef company, a chance encounter with Ernest Hemingway re-ignites his literary passion. But when true love really does hit him, how will Logan cope when faced with the fact that life is random and uncontrollable? |
November 20, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Working as a journalist during the Spanish Civil War, Logan confides in Hemingway, knowing he must make decisions about Freya and Lottie. With the outbreak of WWII, Logan is recruited as a British Agent by Ian Fleming. Foreign assignments lead to encounters with the formidable Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Although the world is in turmoil, Logan's domestic life is bliss. Freya and Stella, their daughter, are thriving and it seems at last that Logan understands the meaning of true love. |
November 28, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Following some personal tragedy, Logan appears to have moved on and found success and happiness in the art world of New York. But a family death brings him back to London where he meets Peter's third wife Gloria, and attempts to come to terms with his loss. |
December 5, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 21, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 12, 2010 |
| Runtime | 105 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |