This eight-part miniseries from Thames Television covered two of Nancy Mitford’s autobiographical novels, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate under the latter title. TV writer Simon Raven (who did the script for the popular Edward and Mrs Simpson) put the two novels together for the new production.
One storyline followed the lives and loves of girls in a large family. The other centred on another bizarre aristocratic family.
Outstanding acting and excellent writing perfectly captured the mood of the period between WWI and WWII with a brilliant plot.
The series was filmed in Winchcombe, a village in the Cotswolds where the Mitfords spent their childhood.
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Judi Dench Uncle Matt
Michael Aldridge Davey Warbeck
Michael Williams Linda
Lucy Gutteridge Lord Merlin
John Moffatt Fanny
Isabelle Amyes Lady Montdore
Vivian Pickles Emily Warbeck
Diana Fairfax Boy Dougdale
Job Stewart Polly
Rosalyn Landor Victoria
Rebecca Saire Alfred
Christopher Scoular Lord Montdore
Richard Hurndall Cedric Hampton
Michael Cochrane Jassy
Yolande Palfrey Louisa
Selena Carey-Jones Little Matt
Max Harris Fabrice, Duc de Sauveterre
Jean-Pierre Cassel Tony Kroesig
Anthony Head Duke of Paddington
Peter Howell Bob
Joshua Le Touzel Sir Leicester Kroesig
Leon Eagles Veronica Chaddesley-Corbett
Adrienne Corri Christian Talbot
Ralph Lawson Lady Patricia
Ann Queensberry Josh
Richard Beale Lord Fort-William
Michael Lees
