Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy. As time goes by, cracks begin to appear in the relationship. Sam becomes addicted to opium, while William's ego and ambition distance him further from his friend.
| Directing | Julien Temple | Director |
| Directing | Michael Elliott | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Writer |
| Production | Michael Kustow | Co-Producer |
| Production | Nick O'Hagan | Producer |
| Production | Mike Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tracey Scoffield | Executive Producer |
| Production | David M. Thompson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Dario Marianelli | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John Lynch | Director of Photography |
| Production | Liora Reich | Casting |
| Art | Laurence Dorman | Production Design |
| Art | Bill Crutcher | Art Direction |
| Art | Ben Scott | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Symons | Costume Design |
| Art | Philippa Hart | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynne Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Lilley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tony Lilley | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison Rainey | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tim Alban | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andie Derrick | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Evelyn Ficarra | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Richard Flynn | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Simon Gershon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paul Harris | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Garth Marshall | Sound |
| Sound | Graeme Stoten | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Hilary Wyatt | Dialogue Editor |