The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

162 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 30, 1982

Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett is kept a virtual prisoner by her father. Then the poet Robert Browning bursts into her life.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

162 mins | Drama, History | Dec. 30, 1982

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett is kept a virtual prisoner by her father. Then the poet Robert Browning bursts into her life.
Producers
Original title The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Directors Michael Darlow
Writers Rudolph Besier

Cast

Jane Lapotaire

as Elisabeth Moulton-Barrett

Joss Ackland

as Edward Moulton-Barrett

Jeremy Brett

as Robert Browning

Nigel Stock

as Dr. Chambers

Lea Brodie

as Henrietta Barrett

Carmen du Sautoy

as Arabel Barrett

Alex Guard

as Octavius Barrett

Stephen Kemble

as Septimus Barrett

David Holloway

as Alfred Barrett

Haydn Wood

as Charles Barrett

John Leeson

as Henry Barrett

Geoffrey Collins

as George Barrett

Stacy Dorning

as Bella Hedley

Malcolm Tierney

as Henry Bevan

Michael Troughton

as Capt. Surtees Cook

John Bryans

as Dr. Ford-Waterlow

Kate David

as Wilson