The Portrait Of A Lady

Three episodes. First broadcast from 20080713 to 20080727.

Henry James's novel, dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

 
 
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01Innocence2008071320080719Young and beautiful, Isabel Archer thinks that she is in control of her fate. Little does she know, however, that others behind the scenes are pulling the strings.
Isabel Archer....Anna Maxwell Martin
Madame Merle....Haydn Gwynne
Lord Warburton....Robert Bathurst
Mrs Touchett....Gayle Hunnicutt
Mr Touchett....Peter Marinker
Ralph Touchett....Paul Venables
Henrietta Stackpole....Laurel Lefkow
Caspar Goodwood....Corey Johnson
Mr Bantling....Dan Starkey
Narrator....William Hope
Pianist....Duncan Walsh Atkins
Directed by Tracey Neale.
1/3. Innocence
Young and beautiful, Isabel Archer thinks that she is in control of her fate. Little does she know, however, that others behind the scenes are pulling the strings.
Isabel Archer....Anna Maxwell Martin
Madame Merle....Haydn Gwynne
Lord Warburton....Robert Bathurst
Mrs Touchett....Gayle Hunnicutt
Mr Touchett....Peter Marinker
Ralph Touchett....Paul Venables
Henrietta Stackpole....Laurel Lefkow
Caspar Goodwood....Corey Johnson
Mr Bantling....Dan Starkey
Narrator....William Hope
Pianist....Duncan Walsh Atkins
Directed by Tracey Neale.
02Deceit 2008072020080726Henry James's novel, dramatised by Rachel Joyce.
2/3. Deceit
The beautiful and free-spirited Isabel Archer is now a very rich woman. Two men have declared their love for her but she does not want to be married. Resolved to enjoy her fortune, she begins her travels.
Isabel Archer....Anna Maxwell Martin
Madame Merle....Haydn Gwynne
Lord Warburton....Robert Bathurst
Mrs Touchett....Gayle Hunnicutt
Gilbert Osmond....Colin Stinton
Ralph Touchett....Paul Venables
Henrietta Stackpole....Laurel Lefkow
Caspar Goodwood....Corey Johnson
Mr Bantling....Dan Starkey
Countess Gemini....Barbara Barnes
Pansy Osmond....Penelope Rawlins
Edward Rosier....Nyasha Hatendi
Mother Catherine....Joan Walker
Mother Justine....Liz Sutherland
Narrator....William Hope
Duncan Walsh Atkins (piano)
Directed by Tracey Neale.
The beautiful and free-spirited Isabel Archer is now a very rich woman. Two men have declared their love for her but she does not want to be married. Resolved to enjoy her fortune, she begins her travels.
Isabel Archer....Anna Maxwell Martin
Madame Merle....Haydn Gwynne
Lord Warburton....Robert Bathurst
Mrs Touchett....Gayle Hunnicutt
Gilbert Osmond....Colin Stinton
Ralph Touchett....Paul Venables
Henrietta Stackpole....Laurel Lefkow
Caspar Goodwood....Corey Johnson
Mr Bantling....Dan Starkey
Countess Gemini....Barbara Barnes
Pansy Osmond....Penelope Rawlins
Edward Rosier....Nyasha Hatendi
Mother Catherine....Joan Walker
Mother Justine....Liz Sutherland
Narrator....William Hope
Duncan Walsh Atkins (piano)
Directed by Tracey Neale.
03 LASTTruth 2008072720080802Isabel has been married to the handsome and urbane Gilbert Osmond for three years. Like a sparkling and brilliant jewel, she is part of his collection of beautiful things, but she is about to discover a startling truth.
Isabel Archer....Anna Maxwell Martin
Madame Merle....Haydn Gwynne
Lord Warburton....Robert Bathurst
Mrs Touchett....Gayle Hunnicutt
Gilbert Osmond....Colin Stinton
Ralph Touchett....Paul Venables
Henrietta Stackpole....Laurel Lefkow
Caspar Goodwood....Corey Johnson
Countess Gemini....Barbara Barnes
Edward Rosier....Nyasha Hatendi
Mother Catherine....Joan Walker
Narrator....William Hope
Pianist....Duncan Walsh Atkins
Directed by Tracey Neale.