Season 1
Season 1
Season 1
Season 1
- Air date:1992-05-12
- User score:0.0
- Number of episodes:3
List of Episodes
Air date: 1992-05-12
Runtime: 77 min
At age 60, disillusioned with academia and estranged from his family, retired historian Gerald Middleton looks back on the summer of 1912. Then, as a young man, he witnessed the discovery of a phallic idol in the excavated grave of a medieval bishop and fell in love with Dollie, his best friend's fiancée.
Air date: 1992-05-19
Runtime: 78 min
Over Gerald's objections, Inge invites the conniving Larrie to stay with her at the family estate—unaware that Larrie and her favorite son, John, are secretly lovers. Meanwhile, trying to uncover the truth about the Melpham idol, Gerald visits Professor Portway's widow, Lilian, in France.
Air date: 1992-05-26
Runtime: 74 min
With an angry confrontation between Robin and his brother-in-law and emotional entrances by Elvira and Larrie, a soiree thrown by Marie Helene ends in disaster for all three of the Middleton children. Gerald reconnects with Dollie after years of separation and finally learns the unambiguous truth about the Melpham idol.
Top Cast

Richard Johnson
Gerald Middleton

Douglas Hodge
Young Gerald Middleton

Simon Chandler
John Middleton

Elizabeth Spriggs
Inge Middleton

Briony Glassco
Young Inge Middleton

Nicholas Jones
Robin Middleton

Deborah Findlay
Kay Consett

Kate Maberly
Young Kay Consett

Simon Mattacks
Donald Consett

Oliver Ford Davies
Professor Stokesay

Daniel Craig
Gilbert Stokesay
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