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She's Been Away

But her return set them both free
Jul 9, 1989 · 1h 43m
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Drama
TV Movie

PLOT

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.

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CAST

Peggy Ashcroft
Lillian Huckle
Geraldine James
Harriet Ambrose
James Fox
Hugh Ambrose
Rachel Kempson
Matilda
Rebecca Pidgeon
Young Lillian
Hugh Lloyd
George
Jackson Kyle
Dominic Ambrose
Rosalie Crutchley
Gladys
Directed by Peter Hall

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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