Episodes
1. Kean
November 26, 1978
90 min
The great actor Edmund Kean is involved in a variety of romantic and other entanglements and wonders where acting ends and real life begins.
Guest Stars:
Anthony Hopkins, Sara Kestelman, Adrienne Corri, Neville Phillips, Barrie Ingham
2. Marya
January 14, 1979
120 min
A portrait of the sordid underbelly of Soviet society during the Russian Civil War.
Guest Stars:
Michael Byrne, Lisa Harrow, Clive Revill, Paul Rogers, Susan Tracy
3. The Voysey Inheritance
February 4, 1979
102 min
Edward Voysey's highly principled world upturns when he discovers the family business he's inheriting has been defrauding its clients for years because his father has been illegally speculating with their money. To compound matters, he quickly discovers his large, scandal-fearing family knew of the crime but allowed it to continue rather than face the shame of public disclosure.
Guest Stars:
Jeremy Irons, Roger Rees, Glynis Barber, John Steiner, Pamela Miles
4. Hello and Goodbye
March 4, 1979
90 min
Siblings Johnnie and Hester delay the responsibility of becoming adults to the point they lose the purpose of existence.
Guest Stars:
Bill Flynn, Yvonne Bryceland
5. The Wings of the Dove
April 8, 1979
81 min
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
Guest Stars:
Suzanne Bertish, John Castle, Lisa Eichhorn, Betsy Blair, Elizabeth Spriggs
6. Design for Living
June 5, 1979
102 min
A woman cannot decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.
Guest Stars:
Rula Lenska, Clive Arrindell, John Steiner, John Bluthal, Dandy Nichols
