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- 1. It's August 1939 Mar 5, 1992
- During the summer of 1939 Helena Cuthbertson and her staid second husband Richard, guardians to orphaned nine-year old niece Sophy, entertain their other nieces and nephews on the camomile lawn of their cliff-top home in Cornwall. They are the siblings Polly and Walter, free-spirited Calypso and Oliver, teen-aged veteran of the Spanish Civil War, in love with Calypso.... Read all
- 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
A drama series based on Mary Wesley's novel, following the lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to 1984. See cast, crew, episodes, reviews, trivia, and more on IMDb.
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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 Balhetchet 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. It was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Serial in 1993.
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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3 days ago · The Camomile Lawn is 2086 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 449 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Tangle but less popular than Brideshead Revisited.
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Presents the lives and loves of a family of cousins from 1939 to the present. Follows very closely the Mary Wesley novel. Begins with a funeral and uses the ...
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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S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1. Wed, Mar 4, 1992. During the summer of 1939 Helena Cuthbertson and her staid second husband Richard, guardians to orphaned nine-year old niece Sophy, entertain their other nieces and nephews on the camomile lawn of their cliff-top home in Cornwall. They are the siblings Polly and Walter, free-spirited Calypso and Oliver ...
