Act of Will
1989 Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 4.6/10 Ended
Three beautiful women – grandmother, mother and daughter – struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love, high drama and sudden death. From 1926 to present day, from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and New York, how each woman commits an act of will that changes their life and world. Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1986 novel of the same name.
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Three beautiful women – grandmother, mother and daughter – struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love, high drama and sudden death. From 1926 to present day, from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and New York, how each woman commits an act of will that changes their life and world.
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Serena GordonGwen- Melanie JessopLaurette Crowther
Lynsey BaxterJane Sedgewick
Elizabeth HurleyChristina- Roger GraingerVicar at Funeral
Kevin McNallyVincent Crowther
- Created by
- Barbara Taylor Bradford
- Network
- ITV1
- First aired
- Sep 15, 1989
- Latest episode
- Oct 6, 1989
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