The Rector's Wife

Three-part dramatization of the novel by Joanna Trollope. A clergyman's wife shocks the church establishment and infuriates her husband by taking a job in a supermarket. She attracts the passionate interest of three very different men: a newly-appointed archdeacon; his younger brother, a philosopher and academic; and a wealthy businessman new to the village.

★ 9/10 · 2 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Lindsay DuncanAnna Bouverie
• Jonathan CoyPeter Bouverie
• Miles AndersonPatrick O'Sullivan
• Simon FentonLuke Bouverie
• Rynagh O'GradyElla Pringle
• Ronald PickupDaniel Byrne
• Gabrielle LloydIsobel Thomson
• Stephen DillaneJonathan Byrne

Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

Peter McGinn: I was surprised by this series, considering how long ago it was made, and also surprised I hadn't watched it when it ran… Read full review

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