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An Ideal Husband
Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners. An MP's idyllic marriage is threatened by a blackmail plot.
Sir Robert Chiltern, a brilliant politician and a perfect gentleman, is the ideal husband for the morally upstanding Lady Chiltern. They have a widely envied marriage until charming Mrs Cheveley appears with the intention of revealing a dark secret from Chiltern's past.
Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's famous play.
On TV
Next Sunday
10:20
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lady Gertrude Chiltern | Cate Blanchett |
| Mabel Chiltern | Minnie Driver |
| Lord Arthur Goring | Rupert Everett |
| Mrs Laura Cheveley | Julianne Moore |
| Sir Robert Chiltern | Jeremy Northam |
| Earl of Caversham | John Wood |
| Lady Markby | Lindsay Duncan |
| Phipps | Peter Vaughan |
| Baron Arnheim | Jeroen Krabbe |
| Tommy Trafford | Ben Pullen |
| Countess | Marsha Fitzalan |
| Mason | Neville Phillips |
| Vicomte de Nanjac | Nickolas Grace |
| Sir Edward | Simon Russell Beale |
| Miss Danvers | Anna Patrick |
| Miss Prism | Janet Henfrey |
| Brackpool | Douglas Bradley |
| Young Mother | Susannah Wise |
| Sir Hugo Danforth | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Producer | Nicky Kentish Barnes |
| Producer | Bruce Davey |
| Director | Oliver Parker |
| Writer | Oliver Parker |
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
Broadcasts
- Sun 11 May 2014 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 18 Feb 2017 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Fri 22 Dec 2017 13:20
- Sat 14 Jul 2018 14:45
- Sun 22 Oct 2023 11:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 22 Oct 2023 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 8 Jun 2024 14:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Next Sunday 10:20Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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