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Act of Will

1989 1 seasons · 4 eps English

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★4.6TMDB · 5

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Three beautiful women – grandmother, mother and daughter – struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love, high drama and sudden death. From 1926 to present day, from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and New York, how each woman commits an act of will that changes their life and world. Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1986 novel of the same name.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Serena Gordon
Gwen
Melanie Jessop
Laurette Crowther
Lynsey Baxter
Jane Sedgewick
Elizabeth Hurley
Christina

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Barbara Taylor Bradford

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MONEY

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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.

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RUNTIME

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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.

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RUNTIME

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Roughly 3 hours end-to-end — 0 full workdays of television.

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ERA

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Premiered 1989 and has since ended.

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WILD

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TMDB status: "Ended".

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CINEMA

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Show type: Miniseries.

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CAST

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Created by Barbara Taylor Bradford.

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DIRECTOR

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Airs on ITV1.

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The technical file

Seasons: 1
Total episodes: 4
Avg episode length: 50 min
Premiered: 1989-09-15
Last aired: 1989-10-06
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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