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  • The Cazalets Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
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    TV Episode | 53 min | Drama, War

The Cazalets

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 53 min | Drama, War

It's summer 1939 and war is now seen as inevitable. Children are being sent from London to the safety of the countryside. Edward and Diana Macintosh continue their affair but realize it will be more difficult for them to see each other. ...See moreIt's summer 1939 and war is now seen as inevitable. Children are being sent from London to the safety of the countryside. Edward and Diana Macintosh continue their affair but realize it will be more difficult for them to see each other. His wife Viola wants their 16 year-old daughter Louise to learn to type and cook but she wants to be an actress. They compromise and Louise is soon in London sharing digs with a new friend, Stella. Edward gets a desk job in the RAF and Rupert decides to join the navy. He is thrilled to learn that Zoe is once again pregnant. Rachel's lover volunteers to be an ambulance driver meaning Rachel will have to visit her in London. Hugh still suffers from the wounds he received in the First war and remains with his father at the family firm. Tonbridge the chauffeur learns that his wife is living with another man and his son is not his own. Louise sees her father at the theater with Diana Mackintosh and realizes he has a mistress. By the summer of 1940, the Nazis have rolled across Western Europe and the BEF is evacuated at Dunkirk. The family receives disconcerting news about Rupert. Written by garykmcd See less
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Updated Jun 29, 2001

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Jun 29, 2001 (United Kingdom)
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3 nominations

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Hugh Bonneville
Hugh Cazalet Hugh Cazalet   See fewer
Stephen Dillane
Edward Cazalet Edward Cazalet   See fewer
Paul Rhys
Rupert Cazalet Rupert Cazalet   See fewer
Lesley Manville
Villy Cazalet Villy Cazalet   See fewer
Joanna Page
Zoe Cazalet Zoe Cazalet   See fewer
Anna Chancellor
Diana Mackintosh Diana Mackintosh   See fewer
Anastasia Hille
Sybil Cazalet Sybil Cazalet   See fewer
John McArdle
Tonbridge Tonbridge   See fewer
Patsy Rowlands
Miss Millament Miss Millament   See fewer
Catherine Russell
Rachel Cazalet Rachel Cazalet   See fewer
Jacqueline Tong
Mrs. Cripps Mrs. Cripps   See fewer
Frederick Treves
William Cazalet William Cazalet   See fewer
Florence Hoath
Clary Cazalet Clary Cazalet   See fewer
Emma Griffiths Malin
Louise Cazalet (as Emma Griffiths-Malin) Louise Cazalet (as Emma Griffiths-Malin)   See fewer
Claudia Renton
Polly Cazalet Polly Cazalet   See fewer
Ursula Howells
Kitty Cazalet Kitty Cazalet   See fewer
Ch'Lu
Maid (as Camilla Mathias) Maid (as Camilla Mathias)   See fewer
Gemma Craven
Mrs. Headford Mrs. Headford   See fewer
Tom Mannion
Dr. Sherlock Dr. Sherlock   See fewer
Gareth Taplin
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
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