The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd - D H Lawrence (BBC 1995) torrent

Performance: The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

D.H. Lawrence is of course best known for his novels, but he also wrote several plays.

This play is set in a dreary mining town, and the action is centred on the deteriorating marriage between a loutish miner and his more refined wife . Holroyd is a drunkard who abuses his wife physically and emotionally, even bringing home younger women to flaunt his infidelities in front of his long-suffering spouse. In spite of everything, Mrs Holroyd still loves her husband.
Among Holroyd's workmates is Blackmore, a more sensitive man. In love with Mrs Holroyd himself, he offers a way out, but events take an unexpected turn...

Zoë Wanamaker ... Mrs. Holroyd
Stephen Dillane ... Mr. Blackmore
Colin Firth ... Charles Holroyd
Wayne Foskett ... Rigby
Shane Fox ... Jack
Melanie Hill ... Laura
Peter Needham ... Mine Manager
Lauren Richardson ... Minnie
Mossie Smith ... Clara
Brenda Bruce ... Grandmother

Directed by Katie Mitchell

Part of a series of prestigious studio dramas adapted from stage plays which were aired between 1991 & 1995 by the BBC.