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Rosamunde Pilcher (novel)
John Goldsmith (writer)
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1997 (UK) more
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Drama series about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2. full summary | add synopsis
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From lovely book to slightly tacky TV drama! more (9 total)
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter O'Toole | ... | Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis |
 | Joanna Lumley | ... | Diana Carey-Lewis |
 | Penelope Keith | ... | Aunt Louise |
| Anneliese Uhlig | ... | Aunt Lavinia |
| David McCallum | ... | Billy Fawcett |
 | Emily Mortimer | ... | Judith Dunbar |
| Gruschenka Stevens | ... | Athena Carey-Lewis |
 | Paul Bettany | ... | Edward Carey-Lewis |
| Katie Ryder Richardson | ... | Loveday Carey-Lewis |
| George Asprey | ... | Dr. Jeremy Wells |
| Heikko Deutschmann | ... | Gus |
| Patrick Ryecart | ... | Tommy Mortimer |
| Carol Drinkwater | ... | Biddy |
| Susan Hampshire | ... | Miss Catto |
| Quentin Jones | ... | Walter |
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Heimkehr (Germany)
Rosamunde Pilcher - Heimkehr (Germany)
Rosamunde Pilcher's Coming Home (Australia) (DVD title)
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199 min
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Like so many things this was not as good as the book. It was simply unrealistic to hope to fit a thousand page book into a three hour drama, and the story that they tell here in this TV drama suffers as a result. The cutting of large chunks of the story and other small alterations make for an average script.
On the acting front there is a mishmash of performances. Peter O'Toole and Joanna Lumley are well casted, even if the latter does at points over do it a bit. There are also early promising performances for Kiera Knightley and Paul Bettany, but the pivotal roles of the Judith and Loveday characters just don't work.
In the spirit of fairness it is worth mentioning some of the lovely scenery shown, and the good attempt on the period costume and props. However what annoyed me the most was that they partially changed the ending from the book to allow for the sequel.
If you haven't read the book this will appear as slightly dated average world war two drama with some familiar faces in it. But if you are a fan of the Pilcher novel then I'm afraid this slightly tacky adaptation does not live up to the book, and paints a more simpler and cruder picture of what is a truly lovely story.