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The Rector's Wife

The Rector's Wife

★ 9.0/10•1994•51m•12•Drama
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A tale of love, liberation and sacrifice.

Clergyman's wife Anna Bouverie 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.

StatusEnded
Runtime51m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 4, 1994

Episodes

E151m

Part 1

Anna Bouverie's husband fails to get promotion to archdeacon. After twenty years of putting husband, God and parish first, Anna decides to take positive action.

Mar 4, 1994

E251m

Part 2

Anna's wealthy new neighbour, Patrick, offers her son Luke a job. The village ladies show their disapproval of Anna's job, and Anna finds herself attracted to the Archdeacon's brother, Jonathan.

Mar 11, 1994

E351m

Part 3

As Anna gets closer to Jonathan, Luke thinks she's having an affair with Patrick. When Peter finds out that Flora has a free place at St Saviours, he tells the supermarket that Anna will be leaving.

Mar 18, 1994

E450m

Part 4

After listening to Ella's theories about Anna and Patrick, Peter leaves but fatally crashes into a bus. At the funeral, Anna, besieged with offers of help, decides to grab this opportunity for independence.

Mar 25, 1994

Actors

Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

Anna Bouverie

Rynagh O'Grady

Ella Pringle

Jonathan Coy

Jonathan Coy

Peter Bouverie

Lucy Dawson

Flora Bouverie

Miles Anderson

Miles Anderson

Patrick O'Sullivan

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Daniel Byrne

Simon Fenton

Simon Fenton

Luke Bouverie

Gabrielle Lloyd

Gabrielle Lloyd

Isobel Thomson

Madge Hindle

Madge Hindle

Elaine Dodswell

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