About this programme
A psychiatrist takes up a post in a mental institution, where his bored and unfulfilled wife befriends a male patient. However, when the disturbed man - an artist who murdered his unfaithful partner - is given a work assignment close to the family's home, their friendship rapidly turns into a passionate affair. Drama set in the 1950s, with Natasha Richardson, Hugh Bonneville, Ian McKellen and Marton Csokas.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Stella Raphael
- Natasha Richardson
- Dr Peter Cleave
- Ian McKellen
- Edgar Stark
- Marton Csokas
- Max Raphael
- Hugh Bonneville
- Brenda Raphael
- Judy Parfitt
- Nick
- Sean Harris
- Charlie Raphael
- Gus Lewis
- Bridie Straffen
- Wanda Ventham
- Dr Jack Straffen
- Joss Ackland
- Mrs Bain
- Anna Keaveney
Crew
- Director
- David Mackenzie
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