Overview
A memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian, her daughter, her inventor husband, their ten year old son and his older sister. Through the household comes a number of suitors hoping to impress the young woman, including an aviator. When the elder woman's son shows up at the estate with his French fiancé, everything gets thrown into turmoil. The young boy takes a sudden interest in her sexual allure and his father is disturbed by his own non-Victorian feelings.
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DirectorHugh Hudson
WriterSimon Donald
Cast
Colin Firth
Edward Pettigrew
Rosemary Harris
Gamma MacIntosh
Irène Jacob
Aunt Heloise
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Moira 'Mumsie' Pettigrew
Malcolm McDowell
Uncle Morris MacIntosh
Robert Norman
Fraser Pettigrew
Tchéky Karyo
Gabriel Chenoux
Kelly Macdonald
Elspeth Pettigrew
Roddy McDonald
Rollo
Daniel Baird
Finlay
Jennifer Fergie
Brenda Pettigrew
Kristin Smith
Meg
Moray Hunter
Jim Skelly
Brendan Gleeson
Jim Menzies
Sean Scanlan
Andrew Burns
John Bett
Uncle Crawford
Anne Lacey
Aunt Eunice
Paul Young
Doctor Gebbie
Andrea Hart
Lillian
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026