Top billed cast

1. 

   Lindsay Duncan

   Anna Bouverie

2. 

   Jonathan Coy

   Peter Bouverie

3. 

   Miles Anderson

   Patrick O'Sullivan

4. 

   Simon Fenton

   Luke Bouverie

5. 

   Rynagh O'Grady

   Ella Pringle

6. 

   Ronald Pickup

   Daniel Byrne

7. 

   Gabrielle Lloyd

   Isobel Thomson

8. 

   Stephen Dillane

   Jonathan Byrne

9. 

   Prunella Scales

   Marjorie Richardson

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Current Season

Season 1

1994 | 4 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-08-29

I was surprised by this series, considering how long ago it was made, and also surprised I hadn't watched it when it ran on PBS. I haven't read the book, so I can't make comparisons. I am not one who insists movies sticks to the source material Anyway, as long as it is done well and doesn't sully the original.

There are mature issues raised by the plot, requiring careful and expansive thought, which is perhaps why some reviews on other websites trash it Just by using sound bites. One reviewer even said it was feminist propaganda, and anyone who has studied feminism would know that they rec...read the rest

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Rector's Wife

Keywords

• adultery
• based on novel or book
• miniseries
• church
• english village
• bored housewife