Summer's Lease (TV series)

Summer's Lease is a British television drama series which aired in four parts on BBC2 in 1989.[1] It is based on John Mortimer's novel of the same title, adapted by the author. John Gielgud won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance and the soundtrack, composed by Nigel Hess was awarded the Television and Radio Industries Club award for best television theme.

Summer's Lease
GenreDrama
Based onSummer's Lease
by John Mortimer
Directed byMartyn Friend
StarringJohn Gielgud
Susan Fleetwood
Rosemary Leach
ComposerNigel Hess
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducerColin Rogers
Running time55 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release1 November (1989-11-01) –
22 November 1989 (1989-11-22)

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Reception

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In a 1991 review, John J. O'Connor of The New York Times called the series "more successful as travelogue than drama." O'Connor summarised that despite some excellent performances, the characters "are not terribly interesting."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Roberts p.184
  2. ^ O'Connor, John J. (10 May 1991). "TV Weekend; 'Summer's Lease': Gielgud in Chiantishire". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Jerry Roberts. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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