The Marriage Bed

Dec 22, 1986

1h 38m

★ 7.0

Mother of two.. Pregnant Again.. and alone in.. The Marriage Bed

Overview

Linda Griffiths stars as very pregnant Annie Graham, who's about to give birth to her third child in seven years. Annie looks back via flashbacks at how her own plans for a career got sidetracked and how her marriage suddenly went off the rails on a crazy train. At the same time she's trying to cope with a Christmas season full of inlaws, family and neighbours.. and a husband who's gone awol in order to 'find himself'.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

CBC

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Cast

Anne Graham

Linda Griffiths

Ross Graham

Layne Coleman

Max Ehrlich

Jan Rubeš

Billie Erlich

Vivian Reis

Billie Ehrlich

Vivian Reis

Harvey Neilson

Len Carlson

Margaret Neilson

Clare Coulter

June Williamson

Martha Gibson

Bonnie Griffith

Maggie Huculak

Edwina Graham

Lynne B. Jackson

Lynn Reailly

Sheila McCarthy

Dr. Jeff Reilly

R.H. Thomson

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