Act of Will

Act of Will
DVD cover
Genre	Drama
Written by	Jill Hyem (adapter), Barbara Taylor Bradford (novel)
Directed by	Don Sharp
Starring	Serena Gordon Melanie Jessop Victoria Tennant Elizabeth Hurley Peter Coyote
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	Tom Donald
Running time	200 mins
Production company(s)	Tyne Tees Television, Portman Entertainment for ITV
Release
Original release	1989

Act of Will is a 1989 mini-series directed by Don Sharp. It the third mini-series based on a Barbara Taylor Bradford novel he had directed and was an early lead role for Elizabeth Hurley.^[1]

Plot

The story of three generations of women, from 1926 to the present day.^[2]

Cast

• Victoria Tennant ... Audra Crowther
• Kevin McNally ... Vincent Crowther
• Peter Coyote ... Miles Sutherland
• Elizabeth Hurley ... Christina Crowther
• Lynsey Baxter … Jane Sedgewick
• Serena Gordon ... Gwen Thornton
• Jean Marsh ... Eliza Crowther
• Melanie Jessop ... Laurette Crowther
• Sheila Allen ... Lady Dulcie Sedgewick
• Richard Bebb ... Sir Ralph Sedgewick
• Judy Parfitt ... Alicia Drummond
• Simon Merrick ... Percival Drummond
• Stuart Milligan ... Alex Newman
• Gillian Bevan ... Millie Arnold
• Rebecca Callard ... Maggie Crowther
• Julian Gartside ... Jeffery Freemantle
• Andrew Castell ... Mike Leslie
• Ewan Hooper ... Alfred Crowther
• Ken Jones ... Dr. Stalkey
• Sheila Ruskin ... Candida Sutherland
• Fiona Walker ... Matron Lennox
• Sarah Winman ... Kyle Newman
• Rachel Robertson ... Audra Aged 14
• Jo Gabb ... Christina Aged
• Louisa Janes ... Christina Aged 10

References

1. "Act of Wil" at Barbara Taylor Bradford website
2. "Act of Will" at Petercoyote.com

External links

• Act of Will at the Internet Movie Database
• Act of Will at New York Times
• Barbara Taylor Bradford's Act of Will at BFI Film and TV Database