

Romance · Drama
Overview
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
Top Cast


Josie Lawrence
Josie Lawrence
Lottie Wilkins
Josie Lawrence
Lottie Wilkins


Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
Rose Arbuthnot
Miranda Richardson
Rose Arbuthnot


Polly Walker
Polly Walker
Caroline Dester
Polly Walker
Caroline Dester


Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
Mrs Fisher
Joan Plowright
Mrs Fisher


Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
Mellersh Wilkins
Alfred Molina
Mellersh Wilkins


Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
George Briggs
Michael Kitchen
George Briggs


Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
Frederick Arbuthnot
Jim Broadbent
Frederick Arbuthnot


Neville Phillips
Neville Phillips
Vicar
Neville Phillips
Vicar
Stephen Beckett
Stephen Beckett
Jonathan
Stephen Beckett
Jonathan
Matthew Radford
Matthew Radford
Patrick
Matthew Radford
Patrick
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