He Knew He Was Right is a 2004 BBC TV adaptation[1] of the Anthony Trollope novel He Knew He Was Right. It was directed by Tom Vaughan from a screenplay by Andrew Davies, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and starred Oliver Dimsdale, Laura Fraser, David Tennant, and Bill Nighy. It was originally broadcast on the BBC in four hourly episodes.[2]
| He Knew He Was Right | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Costume drama |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Tom Vaughan |
| Starring | Geoffrey Palmer Bill Nighy |
| Composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bill Boyes Rebecca Eaton Sally Haynes Laura Mackie |
| Producer | Nigel Stafford-Clark |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Editor | Chris Risdale |
| Production company | BBC / WGBH |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 18 April – 25 April 2004 |
Plot summary edit
The series portrays the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a wilful wife.
Cast edit
- Oliver Dimsdale — Louis Trevelyan
- Laura Fraser — Emily Trevelyan
- Anna Massey — Miss Stanbury
- Bill Nighy — Colonel Osborne
- Geoffrey Palmer — Sir Marmaduke Rowley
- Christina Cole — Nora Rowley
- Geraldine James — Lady Rowley
- Jane Lapotaire — Lady Milborough
- Raymond Coulthard — Mr. Glascock
- Maggie Ollerenshaw — Martha
- Stephen Campbell Moore — Hugh Stanbury
- Caroline Martin — Dorothy Stanbury
- Amy Marston — Priscilla Stanbury
- Joanna David — Mrs. Stanbury
- Barbara Flynn — Mrs. French
- Anna-Louise Plowman — Caroline Spalding
- David Tennant — Mr Gibson
- John Alderton — Mr Outhouse
- Fenella Woolgar — Arabella French
- Claudie Blakley — Camilla French
- Matthew Goode — Brooke Burgess
- Ron Cook- Mr. Bozzle
- Patsy Palmer - Mrs. Bozzle
- Sinead Matthews — Mary
References edit
- ^ "BBC press pack". Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "He Knew He Was Right - a new Andrew Davies adaptation of an Anthony Trollope novel for BBC ONE". BBC. BBC Press Office. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
External links edit
- He Knew He Was Right BBC programme page.
- He Knew He Was Right at IMDb
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