He Knew He Was Right (2004– )

Stars:

Oliver Dimsdale, Laura Fraser, Geoffrey Palmer

Cast

Series cast summary:
Oliver Dimsdale	...	Louis Trevelyan (4 episodes, 2004)
Laura Fraser	...	Emily Trevelyan (4 episodes, 2004)
Geoffrey Palmer	...	Sir Marmaduke Rowley (4 episodes, 2004)
Christina Cole	...	Nora Rowley (4 episodes, 2004)
Anna Massey	...	Miss Stanbury (4 episodes, 2004)
Geraldine James	...	Lady Rowley (4 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Campbell Moore	...	Hugh Stanbury (4 episodes, 2004)
Maggie Ollerenshaw	...	Martha (4 episodes, 2004)
Raymond Coulthard	...	Mr. Glascock (4 episodes, 2004)
David Tennant	...	Rev. Gibson (4 episodes, 2004)
Claudie Blakley	...	Camilla French (4 episodes, 2004)
Fenella Woolgar	...	Arabella French (4 episodes, 2004)
Ron Cook	...	Mr. Bozzle (4 episodes, 2004)
Bill Nighy	...	Colonel Osborne (3 episodes, 2004)
Caroline Martin	...	Dorothy Stanbury (3 episodes, 2004)
Amy Marston	...	Priscilla Stanbury (3 episodes, 2004)
Joanna David	...	Mrs. Stanbury (3 episodes, 2004)
Jane Lapotaire	...	Lady Milborough (2 episodes, 2004)
Patsy Palmer	...	Mrs. Bozzle (2 episodes, 2004)
Matthew Goode	...	Brooke Burgess (2 episodes, 2004)
Stephen Beresford	...	Richard (2 episodes, 2004)
Katie McGuinness	...	Jenny (2 episodes, 2004)
Alison Skilbeck	...	Mrs. Fairfax (2 episodes, 2004)
Sarah Crowden	...	Mrs. MacHugh (2 episodes, 2004)
Sinead Matthews	...	Mary (2 episodes, 2004)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

friendship | victorian era | 1860s | jealousy | country life | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS/Masterpiece Theatre [us]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 2004 (UK)

Also Known As:

Omistava rakkaus

Filming Locations:

Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Wales, WGBH, Deep Indigo Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min 240 min (4 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Perfect.

Let me say before I go any further that I have not read the book, but I shall. As with all adaptations, Gone with the Wind aside, there will be butchery to fit into time constraints and productions needs. Having said that, the acting was flawless; what brilliant casting. I start to think of Geoffrey Palmer as the bewildered Victorian parent whose daughters, and almost wife too, ignore his rulings, and then I think of the two French daughters in their pursuit of the naughty vicar and then I am distracted by Aunt Stanbury.... it goes on and on. Trollope's skill for me was in the drawing of his characters and the BBC have captured this perfectly. The only fault I could find, although I didn't look too hard, was that Dorothy seemed to wear the same frock throughout, and I did wonder about the smell. The main story became almost irrelevant at times.

Love Trollope - loved this. If I had read the book first would I still? Hard to say, but this is quality TV mate, and it's a rare bird.