Shooting the Past (1999)

Drama · History

A US property developer realises that he has a battle on his hands when he tries to renovate a London building containing a vast photographic collection and discovers that the library employees will resort to anything to thwart him.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (1,436 votes)
Episode average: 8.1 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Timothy Spall Oswald Bates
Lindsay Duncan Marilyn Truman
Liam Cunningham Christopher Anderson
Billie Whitelaw Veronica
Emilia Fox Spig
Arj Barker Garnett

Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

8.07 avg 3 episodes 8.3 → 7.7

Declining

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Part One	8.3	16
2	Part Two	8.2	14
3	Part Three	7.7	14