Two broken people build something real from the ruins — literally.
Jean moves to a riverside cottage in an effort to escape her violent husband. There she meets Redfern, a married stonemason, with whom she forms a relationship.
Acting
Stevenson and Stott's devastatingly restrained chemistry.
Writing
Dialogue that trusts silence more than speeches.
Director
Stephen Whittaker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was a BBC Screen Two production, a prestigious slot that launched several British filmmakers.
Juliet Stevenson was coming off her Oscar-nominated turn in Truly Madly Deeply, making this quiet TV drama a deliberate pivot toward rawer material.
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