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The Clandestine Marriage

Farcical period comedy about a planned marriage between the elder daughter of a nouveau riche family and the son of an impoverished aristocratic line. Nigel Hawthorne stars.

Farcical period comedy set in the 18th century, about a planned marriage between the elder daughter of a nouveau riche family and the son of an impoverished aristocratic line. At the last minute, the son transfers his affections to the younger sister, who is secretly married to her father's hard-up clerk.

1 hour, 27 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Dec 201023:40
BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales

Credits

Lord OglebyNigel Hawthorne
DirectorChristopher Miles
SterlingTimothy Spall
Mrs HeidelbergDame Joan Collins
Richard LovewellPaul Nicholls
FannyNatasha Little
Sir John OglebyTom Hollander
BetsyEmma Chambers
CantonCyril Shaps
ProducerSteve Clark-Hall
ProducerAlan Howden
WriterTrevor Bentham

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Mar 200723:40
    BBC Two except East, Scotland & Yorkshire
  • Mon 26 May 200800:00
    BBC One
  • Tue 7 Dec 201023:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales