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Episode 2
Episode 2 of 5
While Sylvia and Christopher are reunited publicly, their relationship remains turbulent in private. In the run-up to war, Christopher finds himself torn between his marriage vows and his feelings for Valentine.
Last on
Sat 1 Sep 201223:20
BBC HD
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Christopher and Sylvia talk on the cliff top
Duration: 01:24
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Christopher Tietjens | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Sylvia Tietjens | Rebecca Hall |
| General Campion | Roger Allam |
| Ruggles | Sebastian Armesto |
| Valentine Wannop | Adelaide Clemens |
| Father Consett | Ned Dennehy |
| Edith Duchemin | Anne-Marie Duff |
| Mark Tietjens | Rupert Everett |
| Edward Wannop | Freddie Fox |
| Macmaster | Stephen Graham |
| Lady Claudine | Clare Higgins |
| Tietjens Senior | Alan Howard |
| Sir Reginald | Denis Lawson |
| Marchant | Sylvestra Le Touzel |
| Waterhouse | Tim McMullan |
| Mrs. Satterthwaite | Janet McTeer |
| Potty Perowne | Tom Mison |
| Bishop | Geoffrey Palmer |
| Brownlie | Jamie Parker |
| Mrs Wannop | Miranda Richardson |
| Reverend Duchemin | Rufus Sewell |
| Bobbie Pelham | Anna Skellern |
| Glorvina | Sasha Waddell |
| Effie | Candida Benson |
| Reverend - Effie's Husband | Christopher Bowen |
| Mary Richardson | Letty Butler |
| Westershire | Timothy Carlton |
| Hotel Husband | Gilly Gilchrist |
| Critic at Macmasters Flat | Jurgen Delnaet |
| Michaelangelo Woman | Siobhan Hewlett |
| Hotel Wife | Kathryn Howden |
| Commissionaire | Michael Fitzgerald |
| Hullo Central (Evie) | Lucinda Raikes |
| Chaplain | Richard Freeman |
| Michael (4 yrs old) | Misha Handley |
| Sandbach | Malcolm Sinclair |
| Producer | David Parfitt |
| Producer | Selwyn Roberts |
| Writer | Tom Stoppard |
| Director | Susanna White |
| Author | Ford Madox Ford |
