To the Lighthouse

1h 55min

TV Movie

Drama

A faithful dramatization of Virginia Woolf's novel. A lecturer, his family, the spinster Aunt Lily, an old friend, and a student, Charles Tansley, spend a summer in an isolated house in Cornwall just before World War I. The stern Mr. Ramsay scolds everybody, while Mrs. Ramsay is the linchpin in keeping the family together. Aunt Lily paints, and the family talk about sailing to the lighthouse, but the trip is always postponed.

Cast

Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

Mrs. Ramsay
Michael Gough

Michael Gough

Mr. Ramsay
Suzanne Bertish

Suzanne Bertish

Lily Briscoe
Lynsey Baxter

Lynsey Baxter

Nancy Ramsay
Pippa Guard

Pippa Guard

Prue Ramsay
Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Charles Tansley
T. P. McKenna

T. P. McKenna

Augustus Carmichael
Nicholas Gecks

Nicholas Gecks

Paul Rayley
David Parfitt

David Parfitt

Andrew Ramsay
Craig Warnock

Craig Warnock

Jasper Ramsey (aged 14)
Jessie Walker Stewart

Jessie Walker Stewart

Cam Ramsay (aged 7)
Chris Lahr

Chris Lahr

James Ramsey (aged 6)
Simon Dutton

Simon Dutton

Jasper Ramsey (aged 24)
Nicola Wright

Nicola Wright

Cam (aged 17)
Daniel Murray

Daniel Murray

James (aged 16)
David Daker

David Daker

Mr. Trevorrow
Jonathan Harvey

Jonathan Harvey

Sam Trevorrow
Doreen Keogh

Doreen Keogh

Mrs. Truscott
Julia Prentice

Julia Prentice

Mrs. Lanlivey
David Shaw

David Shaw

Mr. Lanlivey
Nicholas Davey

Nicholas Davey

Tom Lanlivey

Release date

22nd Mar 1983

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English