A Rather English Marriage

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A Rather English Marriage is a British television drama film about two very different elderly men who form an unlikely bond after being widowed, noted for its poignant exploration of friendship and aging.

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instanceOf British film
drama film
television film
authorOfSourceWork Angela Lambert
awardReceived BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial
basedOn A Rather English Marriage (novel)
character Liz
Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Roy Southgate
cinematographyBy John Kenway
countryOfBroadcast United Kingdom
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Paul Seed
distributor BBC
editor John Parker
filmingLocation United Kingdom
firstBroadcastYear 1998
genre drama
television drama
medium television
musicBy Colin Towns
narrativeFocus aging
friendship
widowhood
network BBC One
notableFor poignant exploration of friendship in old age
portrayal of class differences in postwar Britain
originalChannel BBC One
originalLanguage English
plotSummary Two very different elderly widowed men form an unlikely bond while living together.
producer Brian Eastman
productionCompany Carnival Films
releaseDate 1998-12-06
runtimeMinutes 104
screenFormat color
screenwriter Andrew Davies
settingLocation England
starring Albert Finney
David Ross
Jeremy Child
Joanna Lumley
Lucy Robinson
Michael Williams
Sue Johnston
Tom Courtenay
targetAudience adult

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Tom Courtenay notableWork A Rather English Marriage
subject linked to: Thomas
Sue Birtwistle notableWork A Rather English Marriage (1998 TV film)
linked to: A Rather English Marriage
Sue Birtwistle producerOf A Rather English Marriage (1998 TV film)
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A Rather English Marriage basedOn A Rather English Marriage (novel)
linked to: A Rather English Marriage