Portrait of a Marriage (1990)
"They both took lovers - of either sex."
5.9 (11 votes)
1 Season
September 19, 1990
English
Drama
Synopsis
Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.
Creator
Rebecca Eaton, Colin Rogers
Network
BBC Two
Episodes
E1
Episode 1
Sep 19, 1990
55 min
Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.
E2
Episode 2
Sep 26, 1990
55 min
Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.
E3
Episode 3
Oct 3, 1990
55 min
Vita has returned to gossip. The affair seems doomed. At same time Violet is being pressured to marry Denys and the only alternative is elopment and a public scandal.
E4
Episode 4
Oct 10, 1990
55 min
Vita and Violet run away to France pursued by their husbands, Harold and Denys.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Portrait of a Marriage
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Production
BBC
