"The Camomile Lawn" (1992) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

5 March 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Presents the lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present. Follows very closely the Mary Wesley novel...

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Felicity Kendal	...	Helena Cuthbertson (4 episodes, 1992)
Paul Eddington	...	Richard Cuthbertson (4 episodes, 1992)
Jennifer Ehle	...	Young Calypso (4 episodes, 1992)
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Young Polly (4 episodes, 1992)
Toby Stephens	...	Young Oliver (4 episodes, 1992)
Claire Bloom	...	Older Sophy (4 episodes, 1992)
Rosemary Harris	...	Older Calypso (4 episodes, 1992)
Richard Johnson	...	Older Oliver (4 episodes, 1992)
Virginia McKenna	...	Older Polly (4 episodes, 1992)
Oliver Cotton	...	Max Erstweiler (3 episodes, 1992)
Rebecca Hall	...	Young Sophy (3 episodes, 1992)
Trudy Weiss	...	Monika Erstweiler (2 episodes, 1992)

Runtime:

258 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

Broom Parc House, Veryan, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Zed

Stylized, but oh-so stylish!

Unforgettable adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel about a social circle in WWII - featuring affairs, incest and wife-swapping: "an immensely happy time", says one of the women, of the Blitz. Yet the series is far from tawdry. Like Calypso - the character everyone remembers - The Camomile Lawn is gorgeous to watch; glamorous; obsessed with sex; but slowly proves to have hidden depths and a strong, if unconventional, morality. Jennifer Ehle proves herself one of the sexiest figures to have been seen on screen, and a classic and classy actress to boot.