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26/11/1993 Drama 1h 33m
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Colonial romancing and complicating...

Overview

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

  1. Stewart Main

    Director, Writer

  2. Peter Wells

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jennifer Ward-Lealand

    Dorothea Brook

  2. Kevin Smith

    Lawrence Hayes

  3. Lisa Chappell

    Anne Cooper

  4. Cliff Curtis

    Fraser

  5. Michael Hurst

    Willam Poyser

  6. Helen Steemson

    Gnits

  7. Kiri Mills

    Rose

  8. Bridget Armstrong

    Mary Anne

  9. Timothy Raby

    Mr. Weedle

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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