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Iris

The tender and extraordinary story of the enduring love between the novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from the romance of their early days at Oxford in the 1950s to her tragic death in 1999.

1 hour, 31 minutes

Last on

Thu 17 Mar 202222:55

Credits

RoleContributor
Iris MurdochJudi Dench
John BayleyJim Broadbent
Janet StonePenelope Wilton
Young JohnHugh Bonneville
Young IrisKate Winslet
PrincipalEleanor Bron
WriterCharles Wood
DirectorRichard Eyre

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BBC Films: Iris

BBC Films: Iris

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