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Television adaptations of six books by well-known romantic novelists.
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- E1 MothsNext upMar 2, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
In 1870s Trouville, innocent 16-year-old Vere Herbert weds cruel, dissipated Prince Zouroff.
Guest stars: Cathryn Harrison (Vera Herbert), Nigel Davenport (Prince Zouroff), Izabella Telezynska (Princess Nadine), Jeremy Clyde (Lord Jura), Maria Aitken (Lady Dolly), Avril Elgar (Lady Stoat), Hélène Françoise (Casse-Une-Croute), Stuart Wilson (Correze)
- E2 Three WeeksMar 9, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Over the course of three weeks, young Englishman Paul has a passionate affair with a beautiful, older woman in Switzerland. When the tryst ends, and Paul learns she is in fact a Russian queen, she is murdered by her husband, but not before having Paul's child.
Guest stars: Simon MacCorkindale (Paul Verdayne), Elizabeth Shepherd (Queen Draga of Serbia), Richard Reeves (Percy Trevelian), Virginia Moore (Grace Trevelian), Claire Faulconbridge (Dorothy Trevelian), Geoffrey Chater (Sir Charles Verdayne), Patricia Lawrence (Lady Henrietta Verdayne), Clare Booth (Isabella Waring)
- E3 The Black KnightMar 16, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
In medieval England, a woman trapped in a cruel marriage finds freedom and romance with a mysterious knight, leading to a dangerous adventure across the countryside.
Guest stars: Sinéad Cusack (Ermine), Edward Fox (Sam Gregory), Simon Williams (Major Bullivant), Jacqueline Maude (Lady Bullivant), Madeline Smith (Peggy), Bridget McConnell (Celia), Jenny Runacre (Nemesis), Douglas Wilmer (Hildebrand)
- E4 High NoonMar 23, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
A woman sacrifices her own happiness for her younger siblings following her mother's death, nearly missing her chance at love.
Guest stars: Lynn Farleigh (Heather), Celia Bannerman (Villette), John Fraser (Bruce), Ralph Michael (Philip), Graham Seed (John), Melanie Hughes (Effie), Helena McCarthy (Priddy), Adam Richardson (Bobbie)
- E5 House of MenMar 30, 1977 · 50 min
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Accepting a secretarial job at a remote Northumberland house inhabited only by men, Katie Mitchell becomes entangled in the complex and bitter relationship between her employer, the embittered polio-stricken writer Maurice Rossiter, and his brother Logan, discovering secrets and a web of deception within the household.
Guest stars: Mary Larkin (Kate Mitchell), Michael Kitchen (Maurice Rossiter), James Laurenson (Logan Rossiter), Alun Armstrong (Weaver), Joe Gladwin (Hollings), David Steuart (Uncle Stanley), Reginald Barratt (Uncle Bernard), Roy Pattison (Mr Mitchell)
- E6 EmilyApr 6, 1977 · 50 min
Synopsis
Emily meets and impulsively marries the charismatic artist Rory Balniel, moving to his ancestral home in Scotland. The marriage quickly deteriorates as she copes with his eccentric family, a mysterious woman named Marina, and Rory's violent temper, culminating in tragedy.
Guest stars: Gemma Craven (Emily), Ronald Pickup (Rory Balneath), Stewart Bevan (Rupert), Patsy Trench (Anne), Michael Walker (Roy), Fleur Chandler (Nina), Caroline Langrishe (Lucinda), Brian Oulton (Hamish Buchanon)
Cast & crew
Created by Elinor Glyn, Ouida, Ethel M. Dell, Ruby M. Ayres, Catherine Cookson, Jilly Cooper
