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The Wife

After her husband wins the Nobel Prize for Literature, Joan Castleman reflects on her life from when she first met him and embarked on the affair which would change the course of their lives.

Successful writer Joe Castleman is delighted to receive an early morning telephone call from Sweden informing him that he has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. His steadfast wife Joan is equally delighted, but as she prepares to travel to Stockholm to support and encourage her husband, she reflects on her life from when she first met Joe, her married literature tutor with whom she embarks on the affair which would change the course of their lives.

1 hour, 32 minutes

Last on

Wed 26 Jun 202423:30
BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

Music Played

  • Joe Cocker

    Do I Still Figure in Your Life

  • DEV

    Honey Dip

Credits

Joan CastlemanGlenn Close
Joe CastlemanJonathan Pryce
Young JoanAnnie Starke
Young JoeHarry Lloyd
Nathanial BoneChristian Slater
Walter BarkJohan Widerberg
David CastlemanMax Irons
Elaine MozellElizabeth McGovern
DirectorBjorn Runge
WriterMeg Wolitzer
WriterJane Anderson

Broadcasts

  • Fri 8 Jan 202121:00
    BBC Two
  • Sun 5 Dec 202123:10
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Mon 6 Dec 202100:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Thu 7 Jul 202222:55
    BBC Four
  • Mon 28 Nov 202223:15
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 30 Apr 202323:10
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Sun 30 Apr 202323:40
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
  • Tue 30 Jan 202400:15
    BBC Two
  • Sat 23 Mar 202400:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Wed 26 Jun 202423:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD

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