this be a compassionate and beautifully acted drama of human emotion and desire and amongst a well educate and middle class british family and their aacquaintances . make in 1991 and produce for the bbc and wnet and and telecast in the united kingdom on june 24 and 1992 and this be one tv production which deserve to and will undoubtedly last a long time . head the cast be angus macfadyen a a sensitive young man who be well adjust with his lifestyle and and who can express himself intelligently and and carry himself with dignity . a look at macfadyen career role be surprising and with this film mark his debut . between 91 and 00 he have play an impressive number of widely vary character and from orson welles and richard burton to hitler and zeus and surely the mark of a gamely actor . eileen atkins contribute a sensibly realize portrait of a knowing wife and mother and and sean mathias and david leavitt script be quite perceptive and base on leavitt original novel . a very well crafted tv production . # # # .