Portrait of a Marriage
BBC Two 3h 39m 1990
Season(s): 1
Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson. Vita and Violet's romantic relationship becomes increasingly obsessive which spawns destructive feelings of possessiveness and jealousy between them.
Starring: Janet McTeer Cathryn Harrison David Haig
Creator: Rebecca Eaton