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Story
Fortysomething wife and mother Molly Pargeter leads a stable but dull life in 1980s West London. She feels overweight and there is no passion in her relationship with her husband Hugh, who is secretly seeing another woman. For most of her life, Molly has found escape in detective novels and art books, especially on 15th-century Italian fresco painter Piero Della Francesca. Suddenly, in the small ads, she spots the details of a Tuscany villa to let, and after a viewing, she takes it for holiday.
About the show
Summer's Lease is a British television drama miniseries which aired in four parts on BBC Two in 1989. It is based on the novel of the same name by John Mortimer who adapted it for the screen. Sir John Gielgud won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his performance and the soundtrack, composed by Nigel Hess was named by the Television and Radio Industries Club Best Television Theme.
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Star cast
Full cast & crew
Behind the camera
- Created by
- John Mortimer
- Music
- Nigel Hess
Seasons
Ended 1989 · 1 season · 4 episodes
Videos
Trailers, featurettes, clips and behind the scenes
