The Old Devils
An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated London-based writer. After returning home to Wales with his alluring wife Rhiannon he reunites with old friends who chose to remain in the valleys. Long dormant romance are rekindled and rivalries resurrected in this turbulent story of ageing, friendship, lust, nostalgia and nationalism.
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John Stride
Alun Weaver
Known for
The Omen
Macbeth
Sheila Allen
Rhiannon Weaver
Known for
Children of the Damned
The Alphabet Murders
Ray Smith
Charlie Norris
Known for
Masada
Operation: Daybreak
Elizabeth Morgan
Sophie Norris
Also in
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
The Two of Us
James Grout
Peter Thomas
Known for
Inspector Morse
David Copperfield
Anne Stallybrass
Muriel Thomas
Also in
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Heartbeat
Bernard Hepton
Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Woman in Black
Anna Cropper
Gwen Cellan-Davies
Known for
Cromwell
Elizabeth Spriggs
Dorothy Morgan
Known for
Sense and Sensibility
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Gerald James
Percy Morgan
Known for
The Man with the Golden Gun
Hope and Glory
Desmond Barrit
Tarquin Jones
Known for
It's a Sin
Northanger Abbey
Howell Evans
Gareth Pumphrey
Known for
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
Mr. Nice
Tristram Powell Director · Andrew Davies Writer Kingsley Amis Author
First release March 16, 1992 · Languages English, Welsh
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Welsh
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 16, 1992
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No release date listed for United States.
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