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Doctor Zhivago S1E1 — Part 1

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Doctor Zhivago•Season 1•Episode 1

Part 1

7.1/10 · 88 votesNov 24, 2002112 min

Ranked #1 of 3 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago is a young doctor and rising poet, about to be married to Anna. He meets Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova (the teenage mistress of a politician) when she tries to kill herself. Lara marries the Bolshevik Antipov, and as the Great War unfolds,

Directed byGiacomo Campiotti

Written byAndrew Davies

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Cast18

Hans Matheson

Hans Matheson

Yuri Andreyevich Zhivago

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Larissa Ameliava 'Lara' Antipova

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Anna Gromeko

Alexandra Maria Lara

Alexandra Maria Lara

Tonya Gromeko

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Victor Ippolitovich Komarovsky

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago

Kris Marshall

Kris Marshall

Pavel 'Pasha' Antipov

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Alexander Maximovich Gromeko

Anna Rust

Anna Rust

Katya Antipova

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Sam MacLintock

Little Yury

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Daniella Byrne

Little Tonya

Daniele Liotti

Daniele Liotti

Misha Gordon

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Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies

Writer

Giacomo Campiotti

Giacomo Campiotti

Director

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Episode Summary

"Part 1" is episode 1 of Doctor Zhivago season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 88 votes, ranking #1 of 3 episodes this season (season average 6.8). Directed by Giacomo Campiotti and written by Andrew Davies, it aired on November 24, 2002.

Next: E2 · Part 2 Best of Season 1