A Village Affair (film)

A Village Affair is a 1995 British television film based on the 1989 eponymous novel by Joanna Trollope. It was broadcast by ITV on 17 April 1995.^[1][2][3] The film was directed by Moira Armstrong from a teleplay by Alma Cullen.^[4]

A Village Affair
Genre	Drama Romance
Based on	A Village Affair by Joanna Trollope
Screenplay by	Alma Cullen
Directed by	Moira Armstrong
Starring	Sophie Ward Kerry Fox Nathaniel Parker Jeremy Northam Michael Gough Claire Bloom
Composer	Ilona Sekacz
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Jane Wellesley
Cinematography	John Else
Editor	Peter Delfgou
Running time	101 minutes
Production companies	Warner Sisters Production Carlton Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	17 April 1995 (1995-04-17)

Plot

Alice and Martin Jordan arrive with their three children to live in the quiet English village of Pitcombe, and all seems to be well at first. But there is a secret below the surface which begins to emerge after Alice meets Clodagh Unwin, the daughter of local landowner Sir Ralph Unwin.

Cast

• Sophie Ward as Alice Jordan
• Kerry Fox as Clodagh Unwin
• Nathaniel Parker as Martin Jordan
• Jeremy Northam as Anthony Jordan
• Michael Gough as Sir Ralph Unwin
• Claire Bloom as Cecily Jordan
• Barbara Jefford as Lady Unwin
• Peter Jeffrey as Peter Morris
• Rosalie Crutchley as Lettice Deverel
• Philip Voss as Richard Jordan
• Heather Canning as Elizabeth Meadows

Keira Knightley appeared in the role of Alice's daughter, Natasha Jordan.^[5]

Home media

A Village Affair was released on VHS in Europe by Odyssey Video Ltd. on 28 September 1997.^[6] The DVD was released by Odyssey on 30 June 2003.^[7]

The North American region DVD was released by Acorn Media on 26 May 2009.^[8][9]