Act of Will
Appearance
Act of Will | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Jill Hyem (adapter) Barbara Taylor Bradford (novel) |
Directed by | Don Sharp |
Starring | Serena Gordon Melanie Jessop Victoria Tennant Elizabeth Hurley Peter Coyote |
Composer | Barrie Guard |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Tom Donald |
Producers | Victor Glynn Ian Warren |
Running time | 200 mins |
Production companies | Tyne Tees Television Portman Entertainment |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 15 September 6 October 1989 | –
Act of Will is a 1989 mini-series directed by Don Sharp. It the third mini-series based on a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel he had directed and was an early lead role for Elizabeth Hurley.[1]
Plot
The story of three generations of women, from 1926 to the present day.[2]
Cast
- Victoria Tennant ... Audra Crowther
- Kevin McNally ... Vincent Crowther
- Peter Coyote ... Miles Sutherland
- Elizabeth Hurley ... Christina Crowther
- Lynsey Baxter … Jane Sedgewick
- Serena Gordon ... Gwen Thornton
- Jean Marsh ... Eliza Crowther
- Melanie Jessop ... Laurette Crowther
- Sheila Allen ... Lady Dulcie Sedgewick
- Richard Bebb ... Sir Ralph Sedgewick
- Judy Parfitt ... Alicia Drummond
- Simon Merrick ... Percival Drummond
- Stuart Milligan ... Alex Newman
- Gillian Bevan ... Millie Arnold
- Rebecca Callard ... Maggie Crowther
- Julian Gartside ... Jeffery Freemantle
- Andrew Castell ... Mike Leslie
- Ewan Hooper ... Alfred Crowther
- Ken Jones ... Dr. Stalkey
- Sheila Ruskin ... Candida Sutherland
- Fiona Walker ... Matron Lennox
- Sarah Winman ... Kyle Newman
- Rachel Robertson ... Audra Aged 14
- Jo Gabb ... Christina Aged
- Louisa Janes ... Christina Aged 10
References
- ^ "Act of Wil" Archived June 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine at Barbara Taylor Bradford website
- ^ "Act of Will" at Petercoyote.com
External links
- Act of Will at IMDb
- Template:Tv.com show
- Act of Will at New York Times
- Barbara Taylor Bradford's Act of Will at BFI Film and TV Database
Categories:
- 1989 British television programme debuts
- 1989 British television programme endings
- 1980s British drama television series
- ITV television dramas
- 1980s British television miniseries
- Television programmes based on British novels
- Films directed by Don Sharp
- Television series by ITV Studios
- Television programmes produced by Tyne Tees Television
- English-language television programs
- Television shows set in England
- Television shows set in France