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Possession

Romantic drama about two academics attempting to hold onto the discovery that a Victorian writer's romantic poems were penned for his lover, not his wife. Gwyneth Paltrow stars.

Romantic drama starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Aaron Eckhart as two academics attempting to hold on to a dramatic discovery - that a Victorian writer's romantic poems were penned for his lover, not his wife - before it falls in to the hands of a rival. Their work threatens to send shockwaves through the literary community and stirs passions between them as they piece together the story of the forbidden love affair. Based on the novel by AS Byatt.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Oct 2017 00:30

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:07

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Discovering The Letters

  • 00:11

    Harry Rabinowitz

    The British Museum

  • 00:18

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Blanche's Diary

  • 00:31

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Reading The Letters

  • 00:37

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Renewed Correspondence

  • 00:45

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Journey To Whitby

  • 00:47

    Harry Rabinowitz

    A Hotel Room In Whitby

  • 00:52

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Maud and Roland In North Yorkshire

  • 00:59

    Harry Rabinowitz

    You Have A Daughter

  • 01:05

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Blanche's Suicide

  • 01:13

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Exile In Brittany

  • 01:31

    Harry Rabinowitz

    Let Down Your Hair

Credits

Role Contributor
Maud Bailey Gwyneth Paltrow
Roland Michell Aaron Eckhart
Randolph Henry Ash Jeremy Northam
Christabel LaMotte Jennifer Ehle
Blanche Glover Lena Headey
Ellen Ash Holly Aird
Fergus Wolfe Toby Stephens
Euan Tom Hollander
Cropper Trevor Eve
Blackadder Tom Hickey
Lady Bailey Anna Massey
Paola Georgia Mackenzie
Sir George Graham Crowden
Director Neil LaBute
Writer David Henry Hwang
Writer Laura Jones
Writer Neil LaBute

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