A WW2 butler dies, everyone's horny, and Mark Rylance is chaos incarnate. British repression finally snaps.
An upper class English family owns a villa in the Irish countryside. When the man of the house leaves to fight in WW2, his mother, wife, dying butler, maid and other staff's life becomes a bit hectic and some love affairs start to bloom.
Acting
Mark Rylance's pre-Oscar chaotic energy as slimy heir
Production
Gloriously overstuffed manor begging for better script
Director
Diarmuid Lawrence
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Henry Green's 1945 novel, which literary critics adore — this TV version, less so.
Danny Dyer's early role as Bert; he's now synonymous with East End gangster types, making this gawky servant phase fascinating.
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