Portrait of a Marriage

They both took lovers - of either sex.

6.0(12)|1990-09-19|1 seasons, 4 episodes

Drama

Overview

Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.

Episodes

Season 1(4)

S1E1 · 1990-09-19 · 55m

Episode 1

Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.

S1E2 · 1990-09-26 · 55m

Episode 2

Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.

S1E3 · 1990-10-03 · 55m

Episode 3

Vita has returned to gossip. The affair seems doomed. At same time Violet is being pressured to marry Denys and the only alternative is elopment and a public scandal.

S1E4 · 1990-10-10 · 55m