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An Ideal Husband

Duration: 1 hour, 31 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for 4 months

Sir Robert Chiltern, a brilliant politician and a perfect gentleman, is the ideal husband for the morally upstanding Lady Chiltern. They have a widely envied marriage until charming Mrs Cheveley appears with the intention of revealing a dark secret from Chiltern's past.

Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's famous play. Show less

Contributors

Lady Gertrude Chiltern:
Cate Blanchett
Mabel Chiltern:
Minnie Driver
Lord Arthur Goring:
Rupert Everett
Mrs Laura Cheveley:
Julianne Moore
Sir Robert Chiltern:
Jeremy Northam
Earl of Caversham:
John Wood
Lady Markby:
Lindsay Duncan
Baron Arnheim:
Jeroen Krabbe
Tommy Trafford:
Ben Pullen
Vicomte de Nanjac:
Nickolas Grace
Miss Danvers:
Anna Patrick
Miss Prism:
Janet Henfrey
Brackpool:
Douglas Bradley
Young Mother:
Susannah Wise
Sir Hugo Danforth:
Oliver Ford Davies
Producer:
Bruce Davey
Director:
Oliver Parker

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