Overview
In 1920s Ireland, an elderly couple reside over a tired country estate. Living with them are their high-spirited niece, their Oxford student nephew, and married house guests, who are trying to cover up that they are presently homeless. The niece enjoys romantic frolics with a soldier and a hidden guerrilla fighter. All of the principals are thrown into turmoil when one more guest arrives with considerable wit and unwanted advice.
Cast
- Michael Gambon as Sir Richard Naylor
- Maggie Smith as Lady Myra Naylor
- Keeley Hawes as Lois Farquar
- David Tennant as Captain Gerald Colthurst
- Fiona Shaw as Marda Norton
- Richard Roxburgh as Captain Daventry
- Lambert Wilson as Hugo Montmorency
- Jane Birkin as Francie Montmorency
- Emily Nagle as Livvy Connolly
- Jonathan Slinger as Laurence Carstairs