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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 201700:30

Music Played

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Discovering The Letters

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    The British Museum

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Blanche's Diary

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Reading The Letters

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Renewed Correspondence

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Journey To Whitby

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    A Hotel Room In Whitby

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Maud and Roland In North Yorkshire

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    You Have A Daughter

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Blanche's Suicide

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Exile In Brittany

  • Harry Rabinowitz

    Let Down Your Hair

Credits

RoleContributor
Maud BaileyGwyneth Paltrow
Roland MichellAaron Eckhart
Randolph Henry AshJeremy Northam
Christabel LaMotteJennifer Ehle
Blanche GloverLena Headey
Ellen AshHolly Aird
Fergus WolfeToby Stephens
EuanTom Hollander
CropperTrevor Eve
BlackadderTom Hickey
Lady BaileyAnna Massey
PaolaGeorgia Mackenzie
Sir GeorgeGraham Crowden
DirectorNeil LaBute
WriterDavid Henry Hwang
WriterLaura Jones
WriterNeil LaBute

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 Sep 201123:35
  • Wed 7 Sep 201100:25
  • Sun 18 Sep 201123:45
  • Wed 20 Jun 201223:40
  • Thu 21 Jun 201200:10
  • Tue 1 Dec 201523:50
  • Wed 2 Dec 201500:20
  • Wed 2 Dec 201500:25
  • Sun 15 Oct 201723:30
  • Mon 16 Oct 201700:30