She's Been Away

She's Been Away

103 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 9, 1989

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband

She's Been Away

103 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 9, 1989

She's Been Away
A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers BBC
Original title She's Been Away
Directors Dermot Boyd, Peter Hall
Writers Stephen Poliakoff

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft

as Lillian Huckle

Geraldine James

as Harriet Ambrose

James Fox

as Hugh Ambrose

Rachel Kempson

as Matilda

Rebecca Pidgeon

as Young Lillian

Hugh Lloyd

as George

Jackson Kyle

as Dominic Ambrose

Rosalie Crutchley

as Gladys

Cryss Jean Healey

as Young Margaret

Leslie Goodall

as Old Edward

Edgar Goodall

as Old Thomas

René Zagger

as Young Thomas

Barnaby Holm

as Young Edward

Donald Douglas

as Lillian's Father

Brid Brennan

as Lillian's Nurse

David Hargreaves

as Lillian's Doctor

Hugh Ross

as 1920's Doctor

Carrie Thomas

as 1920's Nurse

Sally Ann Goodworth

as Hotel Pianist

Jon Strickland

as Reception

Michael Carter

as Head Waiter

Nick Kemp

as Policeman on News

David Pullan

as Harriet's Partner

Claire Jacobs

as Girl at Reception

Graham Callan

as Suite Host

James Griffiths

as Hospital Doctor

Francesca Buller

as Hospital Nurse

Robyn Moore

as Louise

Pamela Dale

as Teresa

Richard Haddon Haines

as Harley Street Doctor

David Timson

as Movie Buff

Richard Huw

as Baby Scan Doctor

Malcolm Mudie

as Party Guest

Ann Haydn

as Supermarket Cashier

Doyle Richmond

as Traffic Warden

Maureen Nelson

as Woman