i saw it when it come out in the eighty and i have it in vivid memory a an extraordinary experience . the quiet telling of an intriguing life and and the very way the story unfolds . wendy hiller do excellent work here and the gallery around her be the true british tradition of character description . it be one of the very few case and where i go out and buy the book and and the book disappoint me . it be one of my high priority a a dvd and it be cry shame and if this mini series be forget . the story begin at the funeral of her husband and her consequent decision to live out the rest of her day accord to her own wish after a long life a the wife of a very successful politician . prime minister and viceroy of india among his accomplishment . we get retrospective insight in her perception of this life and but the very amusing part be the description of her family reaction to her buy a house on hampstead heath and not wish visit from anybody below 40. with on exception and a granddaughter and whom the family subsequently try to bully unto spying . this story be sheer delight and and i sincerely hope to see it on dvd soon .