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The Great Stars: Brief Encounter

BBC One
on BBC One London

[Starring] Trevor Howard
Second of three films featuring one of Britain's most powerful actors
with Celia Johnson

A chance meeting of two people in a shabby railway refreshment room completely changes the direction of their lives. Although both married, Laura Jesson, a suburban housewife, and Alec Harvey, a doctor, fall in love - even though they know their affair is doomed from the start.

Music: Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2.

(Celia Johnson: a lifetime of luck; This Week's Films: page 9)

Contributors

Producer/Adapted from his short play "Still Life" by:
Noel Coward
Director:
David Lean
Alec Harvey:
Trevor Howard
Laura Jesson:
Celia Johnson
Albert Godby:
Stanley Holloway
Myrtle Bagot:
Joyce Carey
Fred Jesson:
Cyril Raymond
Dolly Messiter:
Everley Gregg
Beryl Waters:
Margaret Barton
Source: Radio Times

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