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- 1. It's August 1939 Mar 5, 1992
- Oliver and Calypso have a fall out over politics and marriage; the cousins discuss the war with Aunt Helena.
- 2. Love and War Mar 12, 1992
- As Max and Monika are interned as aliens and Sophy goes to boarding school Calypso marries the older, wealthy Hector. Oliver is displeased and the wedding is a joyless affair. Calypso discovers that Hector gets violent when drunk but stays with him for his money whilst seeing other men. She agrees to have sex with Oliver but they are thwarted by an air raid. Richard g... Read all
- 3. The Allure of London Mar 19, 1992
- Helena travels to London for Max's debut concert where both Polly and Calypso guess their secret. Calypso sleeps with Max herself and, after witnessing him turn down the chance to work in America, urges him to be kind to Helena. Richard falls ill after a bomb drops near the house and on visiting him Helena finds Monika in charge. He calls it a straight swap. Sophy is ... Read all
The Camomile Lawn is a 1984 novel by Mary Wesley beginning with a family holiday in Cornwall in the last summer of peace before the Second World War. When the family is reunited for a funeral nearly fifty years later, it brings home to them how much the war acted as a catalyst for their emotional liberation. [1]
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The Camomile Lawn is a 1992 TV series that follows the lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present. It is adapted from Mary Wesley's novel and stars Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle and others.
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The Camomile Lawn is a television adaptation of the 1984 book of the same name by Mary Wesley, produced by Glenn Wilhide and Sophie Belhetchet at ZED Ltd for Channel 4, directed by Peter Hall. It was adapted from Wesley's novel by Ken Taylor and first broadcast in 1992.
Oct 5, 2014 · Oliver and Calypso fall out over politics and marriage and the cousins discuss the coming war with Aunt Helena.
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Jan 1, 2001 · The Camomile Lawn moves from Cornwall to London and back again, over the years, telling the stories of the cousins, their family and their friends, united by shared losses and lovers, by family ties and the absurd conditions imposed by war as their paths cross and recross over the years. Mary Wesley presents an extraordinarily vivid and lively ...
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The Camomile Lawn (TV Series 1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Mar 5, 1992 · Watch the classic adaptation of Mary Wesley's novel about five cousins in 1939. Follow their love, loss and secrets as they face the outbreak of World War II.
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