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The Rector's Wife (1994)

1994-03-04 · 1h 5m · EN
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Three-part dramatization of the novel by Joanna Trollope. A clergyman's wife shocks the church establishment and infuriates her husband by taking a job in a supermarket. She attracts the passionate interest of three very different men: a newly-appointed archdeacon; his younger brother, a philosopher and academic; and a wealthy businessman new to the village.

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Hugh WhitemoreWriterGiles FosterDirector

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Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanAnna BouverieJonathan CoyJonathan CoyPeter BouverieMiles AndersonMiles AndersonPatrick O'SullivanSimon FentonSimon FentonLuke BouverieRynagh O'GradyRynagh O'GradyElla PringleRonald PickupRonald PickupDaniel ByrneGabrielle LloydGabrielle LloydIsobel ThomsonStephen DillaneStephen DillaneJonathan ByrnePrunella ScalesPrunella ScalesMarjorie RichardsonPam FerrisPam FerrisEleanor RamsayOrla BradyOrla BradySister JosephineMary RoscoeMary RoscoeFergus's Wife

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Three-part dramatization of the novel by Joanna Trollope. A clergyman's wife shocks the church establishment and infuriates her husband by taking a job in a supermarket. She attracts the passionate interest of three very different men: a newly-appointed archdeacon; his younger brother, a philosopher and academic; and a wealthy businessman new to the village.

How long is The Rector's Wife?

The Rector's Wife has a runtime of 65 minutes.