UK / BBC 2 / 1×50 minute episode / 1982 Writer: Alan Bennett / Producer: Innes Lloyd / Director: Giles Foster Comedy drama by Alan Bennett...
Episode 1: Headstrong and proud, Sophia struggles against the wishes of her family while her sister Constance – quiet, but no less passionate – accepts a future...
Episode 2: Five years have passed since John Baines died. Sophia’s guilt and Constance’s dutiful nature have kept both sisters at work in the family draper’s shop,...
Episode 3: The sisters have escaped from the domination of their mother, but find that marriage has its drawbacks. Constance must adjust to a new life in...
Episode 4: While the Franco-Prussian War rages and Paris itself is besieged, Sophia is forced to fend for herself. The values of her upbringing in Bursley come...
Episode 5: With the death of Mrs Baines , Constance misses her sister more than ever. Family life brings contentment at first, but then Constance’s happiness is...
Episode 6: After more than 30 years apart, a chance meeting brings Sophia and Constance face to face. Now in their 60s, the two sisters find it...
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