Portrait of a Marriage
Portrait of a Marriage
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Portrait of a Marriage

They both took lovers - of either sex.

5.9 / 10
1990
1 season
4 episodes
Drama

Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    19-09-199055m

    Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    26-09-199055m

    Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    03-10-199055m

    Vita has returned to gossip. The affair seems doomed. At same time Violet is being pressured to marry Denys and the only alternative is elopment and a public scandal.

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    10-10-199055m

    Vita and Violet run away to France pursued by their husbands, Harold and Denys.

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