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Cast
Wendy Hiller (Lady Slane)Harry Andrews (Fitzgeorge)Maurice Denham (Bucktrout)Phyllis Calvert (Carrie)Graham Crowden (Herbert)John Franklyn-Robbins (Kay)Jane Snowden (Deborah)Hilary Mason (Edith)Eileen Way (Genoux)Faith Brook (Lavinia)Geoffrey Bayldon (William)Antonia Pemberton (Mabel)David Waller (Gosheron)Patrick Barlow (Foljambe)Alan Thompson (Club Porter)Mair Coleman (Maid)John Saunders (Parker)Katherine Stark (Caretaker)
Synopsis
After a lifetime in the spotlight.Lady Slane, the 85 year old wife of a recently deceased politician is allowed to shed her public persona and retreat to a cottage in the Hampstead countryside. Rediscovering her identity is no easy task with family members constantly meddling in her affairs. Brilliantly adapted from Vita Sackville-West's classic novel, this masterpiece was nominated for four BAFTA.
