Love in a Cold Climate (1980 TV series)

Love in a Cold Climate
Isabelle Amyes, Michael Williams, Judi Dench, and Michael Aldridge (above), Rosalyn Landor and Lucy Gutteridge (below)
Genre Drama
Based on The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Written by Nancy Mitford
Screenplay by Simon Raven[1]
Directed by Donald McWhinnie[2]
Starring Lucy Gutteridge
Rosalyn Landor
Michael Aldridge
Judi Dench
Vivian Pickles
Isabelle Amyes
Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Theme music composer Alfred Ralston
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 8
Production
Producer(s) Gerald Savory
Running time 420 minutes
Production company(s) Thames Television
Distributor FremantleMedia
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 29 October (1980-10-29) – 17 December 1980 (1980-12-17)

Love in a Cold Climate is a British television series produced by Thames Television. It is an adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novels Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love, set between 1924 and 1940, with a screenplay by Simon Raven,[1] and was originally broadcast on the ITV network in eight episodes. The series starred Lucy Gutteridge, Rosalyn Landor, Michael Aldridge, Judi Dench, Vivian Pickles, and Jean-Pierre Cassel.

Production

The filming of the serial has been described as "most uncharacteristically relaxed" for the actors, as it had been scheduled during what proved to be a long-running dispute between ITV and the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians union. At first, there was a work-to-rule, and the actors were not called until 11 am, with filming ending at about 4 pm. The dispute then escalated into a full strike, and filming was abandoned, with the actors being paid a retainer until it could be started again.[3]

Cast

Notes

  1. 1 2 Harris M. Lentz III, "Raven, Simon" in Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, p. 242
  2. ↑ Jerry Roberts, Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors, p. 382
  3. ↑ John Miller, Judi Dench: With a Crack in Her Voice (2013), p. 160
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