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Other People's Children

Other People's Children

2000TV Series⏱️ 50m
Drama
⭐ 6.2
IMDB Rating
32 votes

When civil servant Elizabeth Brown becomes involved with divorcee Tom Carver, little does she realise that his daughter Dale is watching their every move. Adapted from the novel by Joanna Trollope.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lesley Manville, Denis Lawson, Serena Gordon
Release Date
September 10, 2000
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Nominations
πŸ’¬ 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville
as Nadine
Denis Lawson
Denis Lawson
as Tom
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Serena Gordon
as Elizabeth
Frank Harper
Frank Harper
as Matthew
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Froggatt
as Becky
Benjamin Whitrow
Benjamin Whitrow
as Duncan
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Justin Girdler
as Rory
Emily Carlton
Emily Carlton
as Clare
Jim Sturgess
Jim Sturgess
as Barry
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Brian Abbott
as Teacher

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Bath, Somerset, England, UK

🏷️ Keywords

husband wife relationshipstepfamilymarriagebased on novel

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Better than the book!
by prose β€’ 2004-01-15

"It's very rarely that a dramatisation of a novel outstrips it in intensity, but this TV adaption surprised me. Joanna Trollope's novel, like all her novels in my opinion (and I've read them all to date) was much gentler than the series suggests. Particularly strong were the child actors, showing the viewer with very few words how traumatic their parents' troubles were for them. Watching this, I was tempted to think that the children were the strong ones, and the adults could have done with standing in a corner for a while! The adult cast is also strong, with particular ..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

When civil servant Elizabeth Brown becomes involved with divorcee Tom Carver, little does she realise that his daughter Dale is watching their every move. Adapted from the novel by Joanna Trollope.