Harnessing Peacocks
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Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1993-11-28
Runtime: 105 mins
Director: James Cellan Jones
Writer: Andrew Davies
Spoken language:
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original title: Harnessing Peacocks
Production Companies: Meridian Broadcasting Ltd
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Serena Scott Thomas
Peter Davison
John Mills
Nicholas Le Prevost
Renée Asherson
Jeremy Child
Brenda Bruce
Tom Beasley
Abigail McKern
David Harewood
Dilys Hamlett
Delia Lindsay
Marsha Fitzalan
Richard Huw
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