Carnivàle is an American television series set in the United States during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl. In tracing the lives of two disparate groups of people, its overarching story depicts the battle between good and evil and the struggle between free will and destiny; the storyline mixes Christian theology with gnosticism and Masonic lore, particularly that of the Knights Templar.
No of Episodes: 24First Air Date: 2003-09-14Last Air Date: 2005-03-27
Top Cast
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Malcolm McDowellAlex
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Patrick MageeMr. Alexander
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Carl DueringDr. Brodsky
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Michael BatesChief Guard
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Warren ClarkeDim
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James MarcusGeorgie
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Michael TarnPete
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Miriam KarlinCatlady
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Adrienne CorriMrs. Alexander
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Sheila RaynorMum
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Philip StoneDad
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Aubrey MorrisDeltoid
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Clive FrancisLodger
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John CliveStage Actor
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Paul FarrellTramp
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Michael GoverPrison Governor
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Godfrey QuigleyPrison Chaplain
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Madge RyanDr. Branom
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Anthony SharpMinister
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Pauline TaylorPsychiatrist
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Margaret TyzackConspirator
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Steven BerkoffDet. Const. Tom
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Lindsay CampbellPolice Inspector
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David ProwseJulian
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Barrie CooksonDr. Alcott
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Jan AdairHandmaiden in Bible Fantasy
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Gaye BrownSophisto
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Peter BurtonJunior Minister
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John J. CarneyDetective Sergeant
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Alec WallisConspirator D.B. Da Silva
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John SavidentConspirator
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Vivienne ChandlerHandmaiden in Bible Fantasy
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Richard ConnaughtBillyboy
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Prudence DrageHandmaiden in Bible Fantasy
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Carol DrinkwaterNurse Feeley
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Lee FoxDesk Sergeant
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Cheryl GrunwaldVictim of Billyboy's Gang
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Gillian HillsSonietta
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Craig HunterDoctor
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Shirley JaffeNurse
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Virginia WetherellStage Actress
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Neil WilsonPrison Check-in Officer
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Katya WyethGirl in Ascot Fantasy
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Jack ArrowMustachioed Ludovico Technician (uncredited)
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Shane SheltonBurbling Boy (uncredited)
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Norman GayBBC Producer (uncredited)
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Katharina KubrickGirl Passing Alex in the Record Store (uncredited)