Winter Solstice (2003)
When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a rambling house with a new gentleman friend in Corrydale. But the group proves to be greater than the sum of its ill-fitting parts, and as the solstice passes, and as Christmas approaches, the healing power of love, begins to work its magic. (Filmed at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland)
Director:
Martyn Friend
Writer:
William Corlett
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Sinéad Cusack as Elfrida Phibbs |
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Jan Niklas as Oscar Blundell |
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Geraldine Chaplin as Gloria Blundell |
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Jason Durr as Sam Howard |
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Sophie Schütt as Carrie Marchmont |
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Ralf Bauer as Andreas Mendel |
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Peter Ustinov as Hughie McLellan |
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Jean Simmons as Countess Lucinda Rhives |
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Emma Streets as Francesca 'Fran' Blundell |
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Anna Maguire as Lucy Marchmont |
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Marsha Fitzalan as Didi Marchmont |
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John Bird as Barry |
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Maureen Lipman as Marcia |
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Gregory Finnegan as Giles |
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Alastair Bruce as Rory Kennedy |
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Angus Wright as Peter Kennedy |
| Writing | William Corlett | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rosamunde Pilcher | Novel |
| Crew | Kevin Macnicol | Production Office Assistant |
| Directing | Martyn Friend | Director |
| Sound | Ben Meechan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Mark Milsome | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Jo Beckett | Script Supervisor |
