The Weather in the Streets (film)
British television film
The Weather in the Streets is a 1983 British romantic drama television film directed by Gavin Millar, written by Julian Mitchell, and starring Michael York, Lisa Eichhorn and Joanna Lumley. Adapted from the 1936 novel of the same title by Rosamond Lehmann, it originally premiered at the London Film Festival on 30 November 1983, before being broadcast on BBC Two on 12 February 1984.
Cast
Michael York as Rollo Spencer
Lisa Eichhorn as Olivia Curtis
Joanna Lumley as Kate
Rosalind Ayres as Etty
Faith Brook as Lady Spencer
Isabel Dean as Mrs. Curtis
Sebastian Shaw as Mr. Curtis
Marcus Gilbert as Kurt
Charles Grant as Adrian
Max Hafler as Colin
Janet Henfrey as Lady Blanche
Merelina Kendall as Anna
John Quarmby as Mr. Treadeven
Rosie Marcel as Jane
Jane Myerson as Lady Mary
Emily Nye as Polly
Robin Parkinson as Doctor
Norman Pitt as Sir John
Holly De Jong as Marigold
Eileen Helsby as Woman in the inn
Charles Pemberton as Train steward
Ian Fairbairn as David Cooke
Keith Robinson as Footman
James Walker as Ivor
Alistair White as Christopher
Terry Pearson as Partygoer
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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