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An Ideal Husband

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Disconcerting comedy of manners, adapted from the play by Oscar Wilde , starring Cate Blanchett ,
Minnie Driver and Rupert Everett. A successful MP is bribed into pushing a scheme through the House of Commons by a woman he once had dealings with, jeopardising his career and marriage. Review page 45.
Director Oliver Parker (1999, PG)

Contributors

Play By:
Oscar Wilde
Unknown:
Cate Blanchett
Unknown:
Minnie Driver
Unknown:
Rupert Everett.
Director:
Oliver Parker
Lady Chiltern:
Cate Blanchett
Mabel Chiltern:
Minnie Driver
Arthur Goring:
Rupert Everett
Laura Cheveley:
Julianne Moore
Sir Robert Chiltern:
Jeremy Northam
Lord Caversham:
John Wood
Lady Markby:
Lindsay Ouncan
Phipps:
Peter Vaughan
Baron Arnheim:
Jeroen Krabbe
Source: Radio Times

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