All Passion Spent
When can one please oneself if not in old age?
Limited Series 1986 · 3 eps · ★ 8.0 · Drama
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Lady Slane, the wife of a recently deceased politician, retreats to a cottage in the countryside. In the process, she must attempt to discard her old public profile and find a new way of living.
Directed by Martyn Friend · Written by Peter Buckman
Network: BBC Two
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Wendy Hiller Lady Slane -
Harry Andrews FitzGeorge -
Maurice Denham Bucktrout -
Phyllis Calvert Carrie -
Graham Crowden Herbert -
Faith Brook Lavinia -
Geoffrey Bayldon William -
John Franklyn-Robbins Kay
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