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American Friends

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on BBC Two England

Film Premiere. Drama starring Michael Palin

The closeted life of an Oxford college seems the perfect environment for Victorian don Francis Ashby. But on holiday in Switzerland, he meets two American ladies and his future is changed. (1991)
Film Reviews pages 46-65

Contributors

Director:
Tristram Powell
Rev Francis Ashby:
Michael Palin
Miss Caroline Hartley:
Connie Booth
Miss Elinor Hartley:
Trini Alvarado
Oliver Syme:
Alfred Molina
Pollitt:
David Calder
Anderson:
Simon Jones
Rushden:
Robert Eddison
Dr Weeks:
Alun Armstrong
Dr Butler:
Roger Lloyd Pack
Source: Radio Times

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