Episode #1.1 

In 1908 civil servant Christopher Tietjens marries the pregnant Sylvia Satterthwaite though the father is probably her married lover Gerald Drake,as Christopher's brother Mark points out. ... See full summary »

Director:

Susanna White

Writers:

Tom Stoppard (screenplay), Ford Madox Ford (based on the novels by)

Stars:

Lucinda Raikes, Rebecca Hall, Benedict Cumberbatch

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Lucinda Raikes	...	Hullo Central - Evie
Rebecca Hall	...	Sylvia Tietjens
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Christopher Tietjens
Stephen Graham	...	Vincent Macmaster
Jordan Long	...	Porter
Jack Huston	...	Gerald Drake
Rupert Everett	...	Mark Tietjens
Ned Dennehy	...	Father Consett
Janet McTeer	...	Mrs. Satterthwaite
Sylvestra Le Touzel	...	Marchant
Misha Handley	...	Michael - 4 years old
Tessa Parr	...	Bridget
Anna Skellern	...	Bobbie Pelham
Tom Mison	...	Potty Perowne
Denis Lawson	...	Sir Reginald

Storyline

In 1908 civil servant Christopher Tietjens marries the pregnant Sylvia Satterthwaite though the father is probably her married lover Gerald Drake,as Christopher's brother Mark points out. Four years on Sylvia is an unloving mother,disdainful of her husband's liberal views and unfaithful with new admirer Potty Perowne. However Christopher forgives her and has her back for their son's sake though her mother expresses her misgivings. Whilst playing golf with a reactionary M.P. he rescues suffragette Valentine Wannop,who is being pursued by the police. Along with his working class but talented writer friend Vincent MacMaster Christopher is invited to a meal with Valentine's novelist mother and her friend Edith Duchemin,wife of a pedantic vicar whose eccentric behaviour brings Edith and Vincent closer. Christopher and Valentine also find themselves romantically drawn to each other during the summer solstice.

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Plot Keywords:

suffragette | seductress | clergyman | catholic | extramarital affair | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mammoth Screen, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Christopher and Sylvia first meet on the train, he uses a Zippo lighter to light her cigarette. The Zippo was not invented until 1932, and not in production until 1933, some 25 years after this scene takes place.

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Quotes

Reverend Duchemin: [to Vincent Macmaster] But you look tired. Worn. Worn out. I detect the pallor of self-abuse... Post-coitum tristia. Ahh, the sorrows of spent semen. Boys or girls in your case?

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Soundtracks

Parade's End Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Dirk Brossé

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