Harnessing Peacocks

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.

Cast

Serena Scott Thomas

as Hebe Rutter

Peter Davison

as Jim Huxtable

John Mills

as Bernard Quigley

Nicholas Le Prevost

as Mungo Duff

Renée Asherson

as Louisa Fox

Jeremy Child

as Julian Reeves

Brenda Bruce

as Amy Tremayne

Tom Beasley

as Silas Rutter

Abigail McKern

as Hannah Krull

David Harewood

as Terry

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