She's Been Away
5.4
103 minutes
7/9/1989
Overview
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
Cast List
Peggy Ashcroft
as Lillian Huckle
Geraldine James
as Harriet Ambrose
James Fox
as Hugh Ambrose
Rachel Kempson
as Matilda
Rebecca Pidgeon
as Young Lillian
Hugh Lloyd
as George
Jackson Kyle
as Dominic Ambrose
Rosalie Crutchley
as Gladys
Cryss Jean Healey
as Young Margaret
Leslie Goodall
as Old Edward
Edgar Goodall
as Old Thomas
René Zagger
as Young Thomas
Barnaby Holm
as Young Edward
Donald Douglas
as Lillian's Father
Brid Brennan
as Lillian's Nurse
David Hargreaves
as Lillian's Doctor
Hugh Ross
as 1920's Doctor
Carrie Thomas
as 1920's Nurse
Sally Ann Goodworth
as Hotel Pianist
Jon Strickland
as Reception
Michael Carter
as Head Waiter
Nick Kemp
as Policeman on News
David Pullan
as Harriet's Partner
Claire Jacobs
as Girl at Reception
Graham Callan
as Suite Host
James Griffiths
as Hospital Doctor
Francesca Buller
as Hospital Nurse
Robyn Moore
as Louise
Pamela Dale
as Teresa
Richard Haddon Haines
as Harley Street Doctor
David Timson
as Movie Buff
Richard Huw
as Baby Scan Doctor
Malcolm Mudie
as Party Guest
Ann Haydn
as Supermarket Cashier
Doyle Richmond
as Traffic Warden
Maureen Nelson
as Woman