Pleasure 30 years old
A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery
Alan Bleasdale's modern re-telling of Madame Bovary. A tale of passion, greed, revenge, and of course pleasure, set in France. Starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle and James Larkin. In the French city of Rouen, the beautiful, young but bored Emma seeks to escape her dull married life. Her dreams are answered, and her comfortable, peaceful existence soon tarnished when she answers a lonely-hearts ad. She meets Gustave, a unsuccessful toy salesman, and potential con man. Together they begin a passionate affair, where they indulge in illicit sex and illegal scams. But parallel to their exhilarating affair, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious masked robber known only as Le Terroriste. As the stakes rise, and a betrayal means Emma finding herself alone, her own talents for deception develop into an overwhelming and obsessive desire for her to get her revenge.
Credits
Pleasure Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rosalind Knight She was 60, now 91 years old | as Madame Desneuves |
| Robert Austin He was 99, 78 years old when he died | as Le Patron |
| Jennifer Ehle She was 24, now 54 years old | as Emma Desneuves |
| Adrian Dunbar He was 36, now 66 years old | as Gustave Coudray |
| John Forgeham He was 53, 75 years old when he died | as Police Chief |
| Sarah Badel She was 51, now 81 years old | as The Widow |
| Bryan Pringle He was 59, 67 years old when he died | as Flaubert |
| James Larkin He was 118, 71 years old when he died | as Charles Desneuves |
| Mark McGann He was 33, now 63 years old | as Detective Jimenez |
| Judith Paris | as La Patronne |
| Trevor Byfield He was 51, 73 years old when he died | as Hotelier |
Pleasure Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Ian Sharp as Director. He was 47 (now 78) years old | Directing |
| Alan Bleasdale as Producer. He was 48 (now 78) years old | Production |
Pleasure (30 years)
A Raunchy Reworking of Flaubert's Madame Bovery
- Release day: Tuesday, October 25, 1994
- Runtime: 90 minutes