Love on a Branch Line

Miniseries

1994 · 4 episodes · 3h 20m in all

Refined civil servant Jasper Pye is sent to the rural Suffolk–Norfolk border to close the Office of Output Statistics, which has outlived its usefulness. Instead, he's seduced by the small idyllic world he discovers, making his task far more difficult than he'd imagined. He soon finds himself entangled with the local aristocrat's three beautiful daughters.

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Yes Sir, That's My Baby

   12 Jun 1994 · 50 min

   Bored civil servant Jasper Pye decides to quit and become an artist but instead finds himself assigned to an old government research unit.

2. 2

   2. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight

   19 Jun 1994 · 50 min

   Jasper receives a mysterious invitation to a rendezvous, where Belinda persuades him to paint a nude portrait of her.

3. 3

   3. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

   26 Jun 1994 · 50 min

   Lionel almost sabotages the cricket match when he lures Jasper into the 'dungeon' for a drinking binge.

4. 4

   4. Ain't She Sweet

   3 Jul 1994 · 50 min

   Matilda comes down the chimney of Jasper's bedroom in an attempt to seduce him.