Portrait of a Marriage

5.5
199055m

The remarkable true story of Edwardian writer Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson.

Production

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Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 1990

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1. Episode 1

Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.

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2. Episode 2

Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.

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3. Episode 3

Vita has returned to gossip. The affair seems doomed. At same time Violet is being pressured to marry Denys and the only alternative is elopment and a public scandal.

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4. Episode 4

Vita and Violet run away to France pursued by their husbands, Harold and Denys.

Cast

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Diana Fairfax

Lady Sackville

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Chris Walker

Ben Nicolson

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Kathleen Byron

Lady Carnock

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Peter Birch

Denys Trefusis

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Janet McTeer

Vita Sackville-West

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Cathryn Harrison

Violet Keppel

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David Haig

Harold Nicolson

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