Portrait of a Marriage

1990 NR 3h 39m 7.5

Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson. Vita and...

Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson. Vita and Violet's romantic relationship becomes increasingly obsessive which spawns destructive feelings of possessiveness and jealousy between them.

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Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Sep 19, 1990

In 1940 England, feminist poet Vita Sackville-West gets a phone call from Vio...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Sep 26, 1990

Vita and Violet's romance grows which leads to Vita dressing up as a man (an ...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Oct 3, 1990

With the end of World War I in 1918, Vita returns to her family home to her h...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Oct 10, 1990

In 1921, Violet is unhappy with her celibate marital life. Vita manages to ge...

Info about Portrait of a Marriage

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres: Drama, Romance, Biography