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The Pumpkin Eater

Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Powerful drama based on the novel by Penelope Mortimer.

A mother of six suffers a nervous breakdown after learning that her third husband has been unfaithful. When she discovers that she is pregnant again, she is wracked with indecision about her future.

Harold Pinter wrote the screenplay, and Anne Bancroft received an Oscar nomination for her performance. Show less

Contributors

Jo Armitage:
Anne Bancroft
Director:
Jack Clayton
Jake Armitage:
Peter Finch
Bob Conway:
James Mason
Jo's Father:
Cedric Hardwicke
Jo's Mother:
Rosalind Atkinson
Psychiatrist:
Eric Porter
Beth Conway:
Janine Gray
Philpott:
Maggie Smith
Woman in Hair Salon:
Yootha Joyce

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