Adaptation of the Barbara Vine (aka Ruth Rendell) novel. After Adam inherits a country house from his great uncle, he and his friend Rufus decide to spend the summer there instead of abroad. An odd assortment of 'house guests' turns up through different means and it's an uneasy mix at best. A decade afterwards, the bodies of a young woman and an infant are discovered in the woods behind the house. As the police investigate, they naturally look to Adam as former owner of the house, and what happened all those years before starts to catch up with him.
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Douglas Hodge
Adam
Known for
Penny Dreadful
The Night Manager
Jeremy Northam
Rufus
Known for
The Tudors
The Crown
Saira Todd
Zosie
Known for
Queer as Folk
Iris
Clara Salaman
Mary
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Silk
Julia Ford
Vivien
Known for
The Secret of Crickley Hall
Now Is Good
Gordon Warnecke
Shiva
Known for
My Beautiful Laundrette
Rachel Joyce
Anne
Also in
A Summer Story
The Vet
Patricia Kerrigan
Marigold
Known for
Miss Potter
Jane Wymark
Meg Chipstead
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Philip Bowen
Alec Chipstead
Known for
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes
Nicholas Le Prevost
Robin Tatian
Known for
The War of the Worlds
Testament of Youth
Ben Chaplin
Matthew
Known for
The Nevers
The Thin Red Line
Tim Fywell Director · Sandy Welch Screenplay Ruth Rendell Author
First release May 10, 1992 · Produced in United Kingdom
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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
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United Kingdom · May 10, 1992
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No release date listed for United States.
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