Songs of love

How singer Leonard Cohen met his inspirational muse

- RICHARD MCCLURE, HANNAH DAVIES, TESS LAMACRAFT, CAREN CLARK

Almost eight years after his death, Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen remains a cult figure among music fans for his haunting, melancholic love songs and deeply poetic lyrics.

This week, a new eight-part drama series explores the Hallelujah singer’s momentous relationship with the Norwegian woman who became his muse and inspired one of his most- famous tracks, So Long, Marianne.