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Synopsis:
Lavish period drama based on the novel by Rosamunde Pilcher, following the rites of passage of two girls who become friends at boarding school and help each other through the good and bad times as the onset of World War Two shatters their ignorant bliss. Emily Mortimer and Katie Ryder Richardson play the girls, with a star-studded supporting cast including Peter O'Toole, Penelope Keith, Carol Drinkwater and former Sapphire and Steel co-stars Joanna Lumley and David McCallum. Previously shown as …
Cast:
Sophie Arnold as Deirdre Ledingham, Emily Mortimer as Judith Dunbar, George Asprey as Jeremy Wells, Katie Ryder Richardson as Loveday Carey-Lewis, Joanna Lumley as Diana Carey-Lewis, Peter O'Toole as Colonel Carey-Lewis, Keira Knightley as Young Judith, David McCallum as Billy Fawcett, Penelope Keith as Aunt Louise, Paul Bettany as Edward Carey-Lewis, Poppy Gave as Young Loveday, Carol Drinkwater as Biddy, Gruschenka Stevens as Athena Carey-Lewis, Susan Hampshire as Miss Catto, Patrick Ryecart as Tommy Mortimer, Brooke Kinsella as Jess, Heikko Deutschmann as Gus, David MacMillan as Dobson, Anneliese Uhlig as Aunt Lavinia, Charles Edwards as Rupert, Clare Welch as Hilda, Helen Bourne as Molly, Malcolm Stoddard as Somerville, Quentin Jones as Walter, Anne White as Senior WRENS Officer, Gordon Griffin as Aunt Livinia's vicar, Virginia Hatton as Wren 1, Andrew Henderson as Naval officer, Julian Kay as Jeremy's Naval Rating, Elizabeth Bennett as Red Cross Official, Catherine Sanderson as Games Captain, Alice Connor as Young Jess, Roger Parrott as Aunt Louise's vicar, Kathleen Worth as Shop assistant, Marelina Kendall as Red Cross Lady, Jane Magowan as Receptionist, Oliver Golding as Nat, Michael Houlday as Bruce Dunbar, Theresa Lawrence as Wren 2, Madaleine Moffatt as Red Cross Worker, Amanda Bairstow as Secretary
Credits:
Giles Foster - Director, Tim Buxton - Executive-Producer, David Cunliffe - Producer, John Goldsmith - Writer
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