Pleasure (1994)
Alan Bleasdale's modern re-telling of Madame Bovary. A tale of passion, greed, revenge, and of course pleasure, set in France. Starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle and James Larkin. In the French city of Rouen, the beautiful, young but bored Emma seeks to escape her dull married life. Her dreams are answered, and her comfortable, peaceful existence soon tarnished when she answers a lonely-hearts ad. She meets Gustave, a unsuccessful toy salesman, and potential con man. Together they begin a passionate affair, where they indulge in illicit sex and illegal scams. But parallel to their exhilarating affair, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious masked robber known only as Le Terroriste. As the stakes rise, and a betrayal means Emma finding herself alone, her own talents for deception develop into an overwhelming and obsessive desire for her to get her revenge.
Director: Ian Sharp
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Jennifer Ehle as Emma Desneuves |
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Adrian Dunbar as Gustave Coudray |
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James Larkin as Charles Desneuves |
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Rosalind Knight as Madame Desneuves |
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Judith Paris as La Patronne |
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Robert Austin as Le Patron |
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Sarah Badel as The Widow |
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Trevor Byfield as Hotelier |
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John Forgeham as Police Chief |
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Sarah Franzl as Young Widow |
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Mark McGann as Detective Jimenez |
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Michael McGinn as Terrorist |
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Beth Porter as Amber |
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Bryan Pringle as Flaubert |
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Mireille Rivat as Tart |
| Writing | Christopher Hood | Writer |
| Directing | Ian Sharp | Director |
| Production | Alan Bleasdale | Producer |
| Directing | Cliff Lanning | Second Assistant Director |
