She's Been Away
“But her return set them both free”
1989•PG•1h 43m•5.7•Released
DramaTV Movie
A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.
Director
Peter Hall
Writer
Stephen Poliakoff
Languages
English
Studio
BBC
Cast
Peggy Ashcroft
Lillian Huckle
Geraldine James
Harriet Ambrose
James Fox
Hugh Ambrose
Rachel Kempson
Matilda
Rebecca Pidgeon
Young Lillian
Hugh Lloyd
George
Jackson Kyle
Dominic Ambrose
Rosalie Crutchley
Gladys
Cryss Jean Healey
Young Margaret
Leslie Goodall
Old Edward
Edgar Goodall
Old Thomas
René Zagger
Young Thomas
Barnaby Holm
Young Edward
Donald Douglas
Lillian's Father
Brid Brennan
Lillian's Nurse
Production
Company
BBC
Producer
Kenith Trodd
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