Divorced couple Amanda and Elyot have both recently remarried. On their honeymoons, however, they discover that they have accidentally booked adjoining suites at the same hotel. Containing some of Coward's best dialogue, the play revolves around the agonising realisation that despite their ferocious incompatibility, they are still drawn to each other.
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Alec McCowen
Elyot Chase
Known for
Gangs of New York
Frenzy
Penelope Keith
Amanda Prynne
Known for
Death Comes to Pemberley
Polly Adams
Sibyl Chase
Known for
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Donald Pickering
Victor Prynne
Known for
Yes, Prime Minister
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Françoise Pascal
Louise
Known for
Mind Your Language
The Iron Rose
John Gorrie Director · Noël Coward Writer Sally Cairney Costume designer
First release December 28, 1976 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BBC Film
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BBC
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BBC Film
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English
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United Kingdom · December 28, 1976
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