Diana (1984)

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor but determined young man from the country falls for a wealthy landowner's daughter in 1920s Britain. She keeps returning into his life at different points over the decades, while pursuing her own ambitions.

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What happens

For the American TV series starring Diana Rigg, see Diana (American TV series). Diana is a British television drama series first broadcast by the BBC in 1984. It was adapted by Andrew Davies from two R. F. Delderfield novels. It follows the intersecting but very different lives of Jan Leigh (Kevin McNally), a poor but studious young country lad and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton (Jenny Seagrove), the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain. The early story revolves around the class mismatch between the pair; the besotted Jan attempts to elevate his status through hard work and the more aloof Diana attempts to keep her affections in check and pursue her own goals. The story is mainly told from Jan's POV, as Diana comes unexpectedly (and disruptively) back into his life at various points, then departs as unpredictably as she came. A recurrent theme (depicted memorably in the show's animated opening credits sequence) is a pair of Common Buzzards they used to see as children, circling each other over a field—coming together to rear young during the breeding season, then parting for a time. Somehow always together, even when separated. Mated for life. The complete series of ten episodes is available on DVD in the UK through Simply Media. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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