Shooting the Past

1999 TV Miniseries
Movie film Q7501058
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Shooting the Past

Summary

Shooting the Past is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shooting the Past's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Shooting the Past was directed by Stephen Poliakoff[4].
  • Shooting the Past's composer is recorded as Adrian Johnston[5].
  • Shooting the Past's genre is drama television series[6].
  • Shooting the Past's genre is historical television series[7].
  • A cast member of Shooting the Past was Timothy Spall[8].
  • Shooting the Past's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC Two[9].
  • Shooting the Past's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • Shooting the Past was released on January 1, 1999[11].
  • Shooting the Past began on January 24, 1999[12].
  • Shooting the Past's number of episodes is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[13].
  • Shooting the Past's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7727', 'amount': '+182'}[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Shooting the Past was directed by Stephen Poliakoff[4]. A cast member of it was Timothy Spall[8].

Publication

Shooting the Past was released on January 1, 1999[11]. Genres include drama television series[6] and historical television series[7].

Why It Matters

Shooting the Past ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · Richard.Kroon · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eidr content id → 10.5240/1353-E65E-B171-9DE5-F542-4
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P2704]]: 10.5240/569C-7546-54A3-F442-2783-4"
  2. 21w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elfilm film id → 181928
    Moviemeter film id → 10067
    Ofdb film id → 14982
    Imdb id → tt0184157
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 37077"
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