Elizabeth David: A Life in Recipes (2006)
Elizabeth David is the most important cookery writer of the 20th century. David's public image was of an elegant, respectable and somewhat austere figure. In reality she was a deeply unconventional person with a profound passion for food, life and men.
Director: James Kent
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Catherine McCormack as Elizabeth David |
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Greg Wise as Peter Higgins |
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Karl Johnson as Norman Douglas |
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Kieran O'Brien as Charles Gibson Cowan |
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Andrew Havill as Tony David |
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Jacqueline Defferary as Bulgie |
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Tilly Blackwood as Doreen |
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Martin Savage as George |
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Jane Lapotaire as Ernestine Carter |
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Sophie Duval as TV Reporter |
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Andrew MacBean as Auctioneer |
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Laura Lonsdale as Waitress |
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Alan Cox as Cuthbert |
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Emma Campbell-Jones as Frances |
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Bart Ruspoli as Doctor |
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Neville Phillips as Diner |
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Penelope Beaumont as Mrs Diner |
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Lucy Scott as Patricia |
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Georgie Glen as Pamela |
| Writing | Amanda Coe | Writer |
| Directing | James Kent | Director |
| Production | Leanne Klein | Producer |
| Production | Colette Fight | Producer |