Act of Will
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| 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 |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Tom Donald |
| Running time | 200 mins |
| Production company(s) | Tyne Tees Television, Portman Entertainment for ITV |
| Release | |
| Original release | 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]
Contents
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" at Barbara Taylor Bradford website
- ↑ "Act of Will" at Petercoyote.com
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Act of Will at IMDb
- Act of Will at New York Times
- Barbara Taylor Bradford's Act of Will at BFI Film and TV Database
