by Anthony Trollope
Adapted by H. Oldfiold Box
Episode 5
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Produced by Norman Wright
Phineas had passed a rather dull winter in Ireland with his own family â?? without on this occasion permitting himself anything but the mildest flirtation with his old flame, poor little Mary Flood Jones. But back in London for the new Parliamentary session he had immediately found himself plunged into a whirl of social and political activities.
Lady Laura's marriage to Mr. Kennedy had already taken place, but Phineas has now begun to forget his sorrow at losing her and is finding himself increasingly attracted by her lively friend.- Miss Violet Effingham. Miss Effingham, however, has long been loved by Lady Laura's scapegrace brother, Lord Chiltern. As for Lady Laura, she is finding Mr. Kennedy narrow-minded and exacting, and is already beginning to regret her marriage to him.