All Passion Spent (TV 1986)

This three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband... See full synopsis »

Director:

Martyn Friend

Writers:

Peter Buckman, Vita Sackville-West (novel)

Stars:

Harry Andrews, Patrick Barlow, Geoffrey Bayldon

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Harry Andrews	...	Mr. Fitzgeorge
Patrick Barlow	...	Foljam - Assistant curator
Geoffrey Bayldon	...	William
Faith Brook	...	Lavinia
Phyllis Calvert	...	Carrie
Graham Crowden	...	Herbert
Maurice Denham	...	Gervase Bucktrout
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	Kay
Wendy Hiller	...	Lady Slane
Hilary Mason	...	Edith
Andrew Normington	...	Policeman
Antonia Pemberton	...	Mabel
Jane Snowden	...	Deborah
David Waller	...	Gosheron
Eileen Way	...	Genoux

Storyline

This three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

pearls | 1930s | elderly woman | lady's maid | loss of husband | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 1989 (USA)

Also Known As:

Passions envolées

Filming Locations:

Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min 55 min (3 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Beautifully Done with the Great Wendy Hiller

Seventy years after the young Wendy Hiller starred as Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion," it is stunning to see her act the part of an old woman in "All Passion Spent," a three-episode version of a Vita Sackville-West novel. She was still beautiful, still a splendid actress. I won't attempt to summarize the story but the TV program is filled with English actors whose faces you will recognize even if you don't know their names. Particularly effective is Harry Andrews, as a wealthy elderly eccentric who fell in love with Dame Wendy's character decades earlier, though they met only fleetingly. Also noteworthy is Jane Snowden as the great-granddaughter who is inspired to follow her own path in life by her great-grandmother's example. Although she lived to be 91, Dame Wendy was only in her mid-70's when this series was made; her character is in her mid-80's.