All Passion Spent

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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