Love in a Cold Climate

Bestselling author Nancy Mitford's wickedly witty novels the Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate draw on her own experiences as a child of Britain's aristocracy between the two world wars. Adapted by Simon Raven (The Pallisers, Edward & Mrs. Simpson), this eight-part Masterpiece Theatre presentation stars Oscar winner Judi Dench (Iris), Michael Williams (A Fine Romance), Michael Aldridge (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy), and Vivian Pickles (Harold and Maude). Linda Radlett (Lucy Gutteridge, a Christmas Carol), daughter of Lord and Lady Alcon Leigh, follows her heart in and out of adventures, marriages, and dalliances, much to the dismay of her parents. Her dear friend Polly Hampton (Rosalyn Landor) maintains a cooler head (and some say, a colder heart) in her romantic entanglements. Seamlessly weaving together the two women's tangled love affairs, this 'literate and entertaining' (People) drama is set against a backdrop of the English nobility's golden age and a looming world conflict that would alter that life forever.

Director: Donald McWhinnie
Producer: Gerald Savory
Actor: Judi Dench
Actor: Michael Aldridge
Actor: Michael Williams
Actor: Lucy Gutteridge
Actor: Richard Hurndall
Actor: Vivian Pickles
Actor: Diana Fairfax
Actor: Isabelle Amyes
Actor: Job Stewart
Actor: John Moffatt
Actor: Rosalyn Landor
Actor: Rebecca Saire
Actor: Richard Beale