Summary It's summer 1939 and war is now seen as inevitable. Children are being sent from London to the safety of the countryside. Edward and Diana Macintosh continue their affair but realize it will be more difficult for them to see each other. His wife Viola wants their 16 year-old daughter Louise to learn to type and cook but she wants to be an actress. They compromise and Louise is soon in London sharing digs with a new friend, Stella. Edward gets a desk job in the RAF and Rupert decides to join the navy. He is thrilled to learn that Zoe is once again pregnant. Rachel's lover volunteers to be an ambulance driver meaning Rachel will have to visit her in London. Hugh still suffers from the wounds he received in the First war and remains with his father at the family firm. Tonbridge the chauffeur learns that his wife is living with another man and his son is not his own. Louise sees her father at the theater with Diana Mackintosh and realizes he has a mistress. By the summer of 1940, the Nazis have rolled across Western Europe and the BEF is evacuated at Dunkirk. The family receives disconcerting news about Rupert.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Lesley Manville Stephen Dillane Hugh Bonneville Joanna Page
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Jun 28, 2001
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Official PBS/Masterpiece Theatre site
Language : English
Filming locations : Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WGBH Cinema Verity
Summary It's summer 1939 and war is now seen as inevitable. Children are being sent from London to the safety of the countryside. Edward and Diana Macintosh continue their affair but realize it will be more difficult for them to see each other. His wife Viola wants their 16 year-old daughter Louise to learn to type and cook but she wants to be an actress. They compromise and Louise is soon in London sharing digs with a new friend, Stella. Edward gets a desk job in the RAF and Rupert decides to join the navy. He is thrilled to learn that Zoe is once again pregnant. Rachel's lover volunteers to be an ambulance driver meaning Rachel will have to visit her in London. Hugh still suffers from the wounds he received in the First war and remains with his father at the family firm. Tonbridge the chauffeur learns that his wife is living with another man and his son is not his own. Louise sees her father at the theater with Diana Mackintosh and realizes he has a mistress. By the summer of 1940, the Nazis have rolled across Western Europe and the BEF is evacuated at Dunkirk. The family receives disconcerting news about Rupert.
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Jun 28, 2001
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Official sites : Official PBS/Masterpiece Theatre site
Language : English
Filming locations : Luton Hoo Estate, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) WGBH Cinema Verity
