David Hare scripted this melodrama from his play about a graphic designer (Juliet Stevenson) whose difficult family relationships become more so in the wake of her father's death. Joanne Whalley-Kilmer. Marion: Penelope Wilton. Patrick: Neil Pearson. Tom: Alan Howard. Max: Robert Stephens. Norman: Milton McRae. Jeremy: Robert Glenister. Directed by Howard Davies.