As "Portrait of a Marriage" concludes, Vita (Janet McTeer) opposes the wedding of Violet (Cathryn Harrison) and Denys (Peter Birch). Harold: David Haig. Lady Sackville: Diana Fairfax. Concierge: Yves Aubert.
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In Part 2 of "Portrait of a Marriage," Harold (David Haig) suffers through his wife's affair with another woman. Vita: Janet McTeer. Violet: Cathryn Harrison. Lady Sackville: Diana Fairfax.
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A sexually candid, three-part adaptation of Nigel Nicolson's "Portrait of a Marriage" begins with a shocking phone call. Vita: Janet McTeer. Harold: David Haig. Violet: Cathryn Harrison. Denys: Peter Birch.
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Hugh (Nigel Havers) goes before the medical board in the conclusion of "A Perfect Hero." Bunty: Fiona Gillies. Marjorie: Amanda Elwes. Meikle: James Fox. Julian: Nicholas Pritchard. Mr. Fleming: Bernard Hepton.
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Hugh (Nigel Havers) remains uncertain about whether he can ever return to flying in Part 3 of "A Perfect Hero." Meikle: James Fox. Marjorie: Amanda Elwes. Loretta: Joanna Lumley. Tim: Patrick Ryecart.
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Following his skin-graft operation in Part 2 of "A Perfect Hero," Hugh (Nigel Havers) visits his parents and sister at home, and hears unsettling news from Julian (Nicholas Pritchard). Meikle: James Fox. Marjorie: Amanda Elwes.
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As the four-part "A Perfect Hero" opens, RAF pilot Hugh Fleming (Nigel Havers) is horribly burned during the Battle of Britain. Julian: Nicholas Pritchard. Meikle: James Fox. Bunty: Fiona Gillies.
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Clarissa
Season 21, Episode 20
Conclusion. "Clarissa" (Saskia Wickham) finds herself at the mercy of Lovelace (Sean Bean), while virtually a prisoner in Mrs. Sinclair's London brothel. Diana Quick, Cathryn Harrison, Sean Pertwee, Francesca Longrigg, Hermione Norris, Julia Dearden.
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Clarissa
Season 21, Episode 19
Part 2 of "Clarissa" finds the runaway heiress (Saskia Wickham) living in London with the rascally Lovelace (Sean Bean). Cathryn Harrison, Jonathan Phillips, Matthew Wait, Shirley Henderson, Darby Hawker.
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Clarissa
Season 21, Episode 18
"Clarissa," based on Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel about a willful heiress (Saskia Wickham). Part 1 of three. Julian Firth, Sean Bean, Jonathan Phillips, Lynsey Baxter, Jeffry Wickham, Frances Viner.
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Juliet Stevenson and Trevor Eve in Ibsen's "A Doll's House." Kristine: Geraldine James. Dr. Rank: Patrick Malahide. Krogstad: David Calder. Anne-Marie: Helen Blatch. Directed by David Thacker.
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Adam Bede
Season 21, Episode 16
In the conclusion of "Adam Bede," Hetty is arrested for murder. Adam: Iain Glen. Dinah: Susannah Harker. Arthur: James Wilby. Mrs. Poyser: Julia McKenzie. Poyser: Paul Brooke.
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Adam Bede
Season 21, Episode 15
"Adam Bede," George Eliot's novel of misguided romance in Georgian England. Part 1 of two. Adam: Iain Glen. Hetty: Patsy Kensit. Donnithorne: James Wilby. Dinah: Susannah Harker. Directed by Giles Foster.
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In part 2 of "Titmuss Regained," Leslie (David Threlfall) covertly seeks information about his new wife's first husband. Jenny: Kristin Scott Thomas. Dr. Simcox: Paul Shelley. Sue: Jane Booker. Ken: Peter Capaldi.
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"Titmuss Regained" concludes with Leslie hiring a PI to learn more about Tony Sidonia; and the "Save Our Valley" protesters losing ground. Jenny: Kristin Scott Thomas.
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"Titmuss Regained," John Mortimer's three-part drama about urban developers vs. country politics. David Threlfall, Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Capaldi, Bill Oddie, Liz Crowther, Rosemary Leach, Holly De Jong.
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"Parnell & the Englishwoman" (Trevor Eve, Francesca Annis) wed, but the scandal has a lingering effect on Irish politics. Conclusion. Capt. O'Shea: David Robb. Timothy Healy: Lorcan Cranitch. Mr. Gladstone: Robert Lang.
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In Part 3 of "Parnell & the Englishwoman," a journalist (Tony Haygarth) is hired to provide incriminating evidence against Parnell (Trevor Eve); O'Shea (David Robb) files for a divorce from Katharine (Francesca Annis).
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In Part 2 of "Parnell & the Englishwoman," the Irish leader (Trevor Eve) is released from prison; Katharine and O'Shea suffer a loss. Katharine: Francesca Annis. O'Shea: David Robb. Timothy Healy: Lorcan Cranitch.
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"Parnell & the Englishwoman," a four-part docudrama about 19th-century Irish nationalist Charles Stewart Parnell (Trevor Eve) and the adulterous relationship that affected his career. In Part 1, Katharine O'Shea befriends Parnell on behalf of her husband. Capt. O'Shea: David Robb. Gladstone: Robert Lang.
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Sleepers
Season 21, Episode 6
"Sleepers" concludes with Robinson and Coward (Nigel Havers) trying to reach Ireland; Zorin (Michael Gough) suddenly becoming a key player in the game; and Nina telling Chekhov that she's been summoned back to Moscow.
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Sleepers
Season 21, Episode 5
In Part 3 of "Sleepers," hitchhikers are picked up by Robinson and Coward (Warren Clarke, Nigel Havers), whose trail is picked up by Chekhov and Nina (David Calder, Joanna Kanska). Zorin: Michael Gough.
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Sleepers
Season 21, Episode 4
In Part 2 of "Sleepers," Soviet agents close in on Robinson and Coward (Warren Clarke, Nigel Havers). Nina: Joanna Kanska. Chekhov: David Calder. Zorin: Michael Gough. Kostov: Richard Huw. Wetherby: William Chubb.
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Sleepers
Season 21, Episode 3
"Sleepers," a four-part satire, concerns two KGB agents, who've been in England for 25 years and who learn that Moscow may be trying to bring them in. Albert Robinson: Warren Clarke. Jeremy Coward: Nigel Havers. Nina Grishina: Joanna Kanska.
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In the conclusion of John le Carre's "A Murder of Quality," Smiley (Denholm Elliott) discovers a possible motive for Stella's murder: blackmail. Fielding: Joss Ackland. Alisa: Glenda Jackson. Perkins: Christian Bale.
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In Part 1 of "A Murder of Quality," George Smiley (Denholm Elliott) investigates a murder at a boys school. Glenda Jackson, Joss Ackland, Ronald Pickup, Christian Bale. John le Carre adapted the script from his novel.
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