Our Hidden Lives

1h 15min

Drama

TV Movie

Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years. The stories touch on homosexuality, single women making their way in life post-war and a housewife handling the less than welcome return of her husband.

Cast

Richard Briers

Richard Briers

Herbert Brush
Sarah Parish

Sarah Parish

Maggie Joy Blunt
Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp

Edie Rutherford
Ian McDiarmid

Ian McDiarmid

B. Charles
Keir Charles

Keir Charles

Grenadier Guard
Bob Cryer

Bob Cryer

Canadian
Rosie Ede

Rosie Ede

Maggie's Cousin

Release date

3rd Oct 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English