A Rather English Marriage(1998)
A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. They become a companionable if odd couple, until their unlikely friendship is threatened by the arrival of an alluring woman with a hidden agenda.
Movie: A Rather English Marriage
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Reggie Conyngham-Jervis
Roy Southgate
Liz Franks
Young Reggie
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Susan
Mary
Dr. Swann
Young Mary
Young Grace
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A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. They become a companionable if odd couple, until their unlikely friendship is threatened by the arrival of an alluring woman with a hidden agenda.
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1998-12-30
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