Tonight at 8.30 The Astonished Heart (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

Tonight at 8.30

The Astonished Heart (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 29 min | Comedy

School friends meet again after many years, and while a wife holds the candle for her Doctor husband, the friend has an affair with him, creating torment among the three until tragedy tears them apart.

Director

Paul Annett (directed by)

Writers

Noël Coward (playlet) | Bryan Izzard (adapted by)

Producer

Bryan Izzard (produced by)

Composer

Noël Coward (as Noel Coward)

Editor

David Austin

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Updated Apr 28, 1991

Release date

Apr 28, 1991 (United Kingdom)

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Siân Phillips Barbara Faber Barbara Faber See fewer	Dune (1984)
Jessica Martin Susan Birch Susan Birch See fewer	Doctor Who (2005)
Edward Duke Tim Verney Tim Verney See fewer	The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
Edward Jewesbury Sir Reginald French Sir Reginald French See fewer	Richard III (1995)
Joan Collins Leonora Vail Leonora Vail See fewer	Dynasty (1981)
John Alderton Christian Faber Christian Faber See fewer	Zardoz (1974)