Nancy Astor (TV series)
Nancy Astor is a British television series which originally aired on BBC Two in 1982.[1] It portrays the career of Nancy Astor, the American-born socialite and Conservative Party politician who pioneered the role of women in the House of Commons.
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Derek Marlowe |
| Directed by | Richard Stroud |
| Starring | Lisa Harrow James Fox Pierce Brosnan |
| Composer | Stanley Myers |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Philip Hinchcliffe |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC 2 |
| Original release | 10 February – 7 April 1982 |
Main cast
- Lisa Harrow as Nancy Astor
- Lise Hilboldt as Phyllis Langhorne
- James Fox as Waldorf Astor
- Dan O'Herlihy as Chiswell 'Chillie' Langhorne
- Nigel Havers as Bobby Shaw
- Pierce Brosnan as Robert Gould Shaw
- David Warner as Philip Kerr
- Erick Ray Evans as Sam
- Sylvia Syms as Nanaire Langhorne
- Lillian Silverstone as Irene
- William Hope as Harry Langhorne
- Dallas Adams as Dana Gibson
- Neil McCarthy as Reverend Neve
- Bernard Brown as Robert Brand
- Natalie Caron as Emma
- Paul McDowell as Lee
- Julian Glover as Lord Revelstoke
- Daniel Chatto as Billy Grenfell
- Isabelle Lucas as Aunt Liza
- Edmond Bennett as Stationmaster
- Victoria Burgoyne as Lucy
- Jeff Harding as Freddie
- Robert Arden as Quincy Shaw
- Richard Trent as Groom
- Terence Brooka s Speaker
- Jon Croft as Parr
- Desmond Cullum-Jones as Webb
- Marsha Fitzalan as Wissie Astor
- Mary Healey as Rose
- Rosalind Knight as Margot Asquith
- Robert Mill as Speaker
- John Paul as Balfour
- Robert Raglan as MP
- Hugh Thomas as Mackenzie
- Fraser Wilson as Henry Douglas-Pennant
- David Yelland as David Astor
References
- Vahimagi p.278
Bibliography
- Vahimagi, Tise . British Television: An Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press, 1996.
External links
- Nancy Astor at IMDb
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