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Country Matters

Season 2 Episode 5: An Aspidistra in Babylon

2 SeasonsFeb 25, 1973NR1h8.1

Summer in Dover 1919: Christine's mother runs a boarding house, in which Christine feels like the dull aspidistras which clutter the rooms, until Captain Blaine arrives to find rooms for his rich aunt. Christine falls in love for the first time, and under goes a violent change from innocent young girl into a woman brought to the very edge of corruption.

Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Little Farm

1. The Little Farm

Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Tom Richards is a farmer who lives alone and decides to advertise for a compa...

Episode 2 The Black Dog

2. The Black Dog

Aired: Feb 4, 1973

When Gerald meets Orianda, he almost immediately falls in love with her. She ...

Episode 3 The Higgler

3. The Higgler

Aired: Feb 11, 1972

Harvey Whitlow has been back from World War I for a year and he's been having...

Episode 4 The Simple Life

4. The Simple Life

Aired: Feb 18, 1973

A country cottage is the cause of marital strife: Barty loves it, but his wif...

Episode 6 The Ring of Truth

6. The Ring of Truth

Aired: Mar 4, 1973

After his father's death, George Pickard has a strange dream where his father...

Episode 7 The Four Beauties

7. The Four Beauties

Aired: Mar 11, 1973

A young journalist, played by Michael Kitchen, stays at a country house bed a...

Info about Country Matters

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres:Drama