The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Drama. Author Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a Guernsey farmer inviting her to attend his literary society. What Juliet discovers on the island leads to her staying much longer than planned.
In London, 1946, author Juliet Ashton's career has taken off, but she is not enjoying promoting her detective stories to eager audiences on a book tour. When she receives a letter from a Guernsey pig farmer inviting her to attend a meeting of his literary society, she eagerly accepts. What Juliet discovers about her new friends and their secrets leads to her staying on the island much longer than she planned.
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Alexandra Harwood
Prelude
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Arrival
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Elizabeth and Christian
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Alexandra Harwood
The Typewriter Theme
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Eddie Meares | Andy Gathergood |
| Eben Ramsay | Tom Courtenay |
| Juliet Ashton | Lily James |
| Isola Pribby | Katherine Parkinson |
| Director | Mike Newell |
| Elisabeth McKenna | Jessica Brown Findlay |
| Dawsey Adams | Michiel Huisman |
| Charlotte Stimple | Bronagh Gallagher |
| Amelia Maugery | Penelope Wilton |
| Eli Ramsay | Kit Connor |
| Writer | Mary Ann Shaffer |
| Writer | Kevin Hood |
| Mrs Burns | Bernice Stegers |
| Writer | Annie Barrows |
| Writer | Thomas Bezucha |
| Mark Reynolds | Glen Powell |
| Sidney Stark | Matthew Goode |
| Writer | Don Roos |
Broadcasts
- Sat 2 May 202020:30
- Boxing Day 202018:40
- Sat 22 May 202119:30
- Sun 19 Dec 202119:00
- Mon 19 Sep 202220:35BBC Two except Wales & Wales HD
- Mon 19 Sep 202221:05BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 7 Jan 202317:35
- Sat 12 Oct 202416:45BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Sat 12 Oct 202417:20BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
Sun 13 Oct 202419:05- Sat 4 Jan 202518:25
- Sat 11 Oct 202518:35
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