Drama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.
Acting
Lesley Manville's brittle, devastating performance as the wronged wife.
Production
Painstaking Edwardian detail that suffocates as much as it impresses.
Director
John Woods
Kevin Whately
David Bruce
Emma Cunniffe
Jane
Lesley Manville
Dora Bruce
Jason Hughes
Harry Bruce
Ruth Sheen
May
Jonathan Coy
Dr. Cosmo
Corin Redgrave
Walter Davison
Celia Imrie
Ellen Reynolds
Shaun Dooley
PC Graham
Paul Ready
Clerk
Christopher Ettridge
Peter Hobbs
Keith Barron
Thomas Reynolds
Michael Elwyn
Chairman
Philip McGough
Mayor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on location in Yorkshire using actual Edwardian estates, with production designers sourcing period-accurate servants' uniforms from museum collections.
The 147-minute runtime was controversial for a TV movie; director John Woods fought to keep every minute of the slow, suffocating tension that studio executives wanted trimmed.
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