TV series
Summer's Lease
1989, English, on PBS & BBC Two. Created by John Mortimer.
A family's holiday in Tuscany leads in intrigue and mystery in this BBC classic
Fortysomething wife and mother Molly Pargeter leads a stable but dull life in 1980s West London. She feels overweight and there is no passion in her relationship with her husband Hugh, who is secretly seeing another woman. For most of her life, Molly has found escape in detective novels and art books, especially on 15th-century Italian fresco painter Piero Della Francesca. Suddenly, in the small ads, she spots the details of a Tuscany villa to let, and after a viewing, she takes it for holiday.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 4
- Episode length
- 55 min
- Status
- Ended in 1989
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Latest episode
S1 E4: The Urbino Trail
Aired 22 November 1989
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- John MortimerCreator
- Susan FleetwoodMolly Pargeter · 4 ep
- John GielgudHaverford Downs · 4 ep
- Michael PenningtonHugh Pargeter · 4 ep
- Rosemary LeachNancy Leadbetter · 4 ep
- Caroline WaldronHenry Pargeter · 4 ep
- Veronica LazărBaronessa Dulcibene · 4 ep
- Suzanne HaySam Pargeter · 4 ep
- Samantha GlennJack Pargeter · 4 ep
- Siria BettiGiovanna · 4 ep
- Gabrielle AnwarChrissie Kettering · 3 ep
- Denis LillKen Corduroy · 3 ep
- Massimo SarchielliDon Marco · 3 ep
Details
- First aired
- 1 November 1989
- Last aired
- 22 November 1989
- Network
- PBS, BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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What Summer's Lease is based on
Summer's Lease is based on Summer's Lease, a 1988 novel by John Mortimer.
Novel · 1988
Summer's Lease
By John Mortimer
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Summer's Lease has 1 season and 4 episodes, about 55 minutes each.
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Yes. Summer's Lease ended in 1989, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Summer's Lease?
Summer's Lease was created by John Mortimer and stars Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington.
What is Summer's Lease based on?
Summer's Lease is based on Summer's Lease, a 1988 novel by John Mortimer.