Starring
Janet McTeerDavid HaigCathryn HarrisonDiana FairfaxPeter BirchAlexander Pearce
Written by
Patricia Hodge
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Portrait of a Marriage Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
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About
Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.
"They both took lovers - of either sex."
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Season 11990
7.18543h 38m
Drama set in 1918 about Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson, a golden couple that socialised in high society literary circles.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 7.4 | 23 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 6.9 | 21 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 7.2 | 20 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 6.7 | 21 | 58 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Janet McTeer Vita Sackville-West
David Haig Harold Nicolson
Cathryn Harrison Violet Keppel Trefusis
Diana Fairfax Lady Sackville
Peter Birch Denys Trefusis
Alexander Pearce Nigel Nicolson
Yves Aubert Concierge
David Griffith Purser
Chris Walker Ben Nicolson
Kathleen Byron Lady Carnock
Crew
Patricia Hodge