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The Author of Beltraffio

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

by Henry James
starring Tom Baker, Georgina Hale
At the invitation of famous author Mark Ambient, young American James Sinclair visits the writer whose work he so admires. However, he meets with hostility from his exquisite wife, Beatrice, and finds that the rustic charm of their idyllic English home conceals a strange and tragic conflict.

Contributors

Author:
Henry James
Adapted by:
Robin Chapman
Producer:
Stephen Bayly
Director:
Tony Scott
Mark Ambient:
Tom Baker
Beatrice Ambient:
Georgina Hale
James Sinclair:
Michael J. Shannon
Gwendolen Ambient:
Catherine Willmer
Dolcino:
Stefan Gates
Doctor:
Preston Lockwood
Vicar's wife:
Rosamund Greenwood
Jesse:
John Moore
Ruth:
Rynagh O'Grady
Boy:
Gary Rich
Source: Radio Times

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