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Play S1 E1Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.
Cast: Janet McTeer, David Haig, Cathryn Harrison
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Season 1
4 episodes
- 1. Episode 1Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.15CC55minSep 19, 1990
- 2. Episode 2Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.15CC55minSep 26, 1990
- 3. Episode 3Vita 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.15CC55minOct 3, 1990
- 4. Episode 4Vita and Violet run away to France pursued by their husbands, Harold and Denys.15CC55minOct 10, 1990
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Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Stephen Whittaker
- Created by
- Rebecca Eaton, Colin Tucker, Colin Rogers
- Studio
- BBC
