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On Chesil Beach

Duration: 1 hour, 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for 2 months

Romantic drama based on the novel by Ian McEwan.

Young university graduates from different social classes get married after an intense but non-physical affair. She is a talented and ambitious classical violinist from a supercilious striving family, he is from humbler stock, but despite their intense love for each other, the honeymoon proves to be a huge challenge to their relationship. Show less

Contributors

Director:
Dominic Cooke
Edward Mayhew:
Billy Howle
Florence Ponting:
Saoirse Ronan
Violet Ponting:
Emily Watson
Geoffrey Ponting:
Samuel West
Lionel Mayhew:
Adrian Scarborough
Majorie Mayhew:
Anne-Marie Duff
Writer:
Ian McEwan

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