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A Dedicated Man

A Dedicated Man

1982TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mNot Rated
Romance
7.5
IMDB Rating
25 votes

A workaholic persuades a lonely unmarried lady to pose as his wife. Soon she starts wondering about his past, and things start to go downhill.

Director
Robert Knights
Writers
Elizabeth Taylor, Hugh Whitemore
Stars
Joan Plowright, Alec McCowen, Marged Esli
Release Date
March 31, 1985
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Joan Plowright
Joan Plowright
as Edith
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
as Silcox
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Marged Esli
as Carrie
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Maria Mescki
as Doreen
Peter Martin
Peter Martin
as Reg
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Brenda Elder
as Betty
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Patti Nicholls
as Rita
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Max Smith
as Harry
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Bryan Coleman
as Colonel
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Phillada Sewell
as Elderly Lady

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

marriage

🎯 Categories

Romance

⭐ Featured Review

Who got the upper hand?
by misstoes2025-01-26
8/10

"Joan Plowright a nd Alec McCowen star in a drama based on an Elizabeth Taylor (not *that* Elizabeth Taylor) story from the early 1960s. In the opening we learn Plowright is an older lady working for the first time ever, rather late in life after taking care of her dying mother. McCowen works with her, in a rather drab off-season coast hotel. He proposes a rather novel arrangement wherein they would pretend to be married in order to gain employment at a more upscale residential hotel. She agrees. Then after a while things take a subtle, then slightly more alarming turn. Who, exactly, is the cr..."

📖 Synopsis

A workaholic persuades a lonely unmarried lady to pose as his wife. Soon she starts wondering about his past, and things start to go downhill.