Harnessing Peacocks

Nov 28, 1993

1h 45m

★ 4.5

Overview

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Meridian Broadcasting Ltd

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Cast

Hebe Rutter

Serena Scott Thomas

Jim Huxtable

Peter Davison

Bernard Quigley

John Mills

Mungo Duff

Nicholas Le Prevost

Louisa Fox

Renée Asherson

Julian Reeves

Jeremy Child

Amy Tremayne

Brenda Bruce

Silas Rutter

Tom Beasley

Hannah Krull

Abigail McKern

Terry

David Harewood

Lucy Duff

Dilys Hamlett

Jennifer Reeves

Delia Lindsay

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