When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors. Tragedy upsets her newfound tranquillity, and she takes refuge in a rambling house with a new gentleman friend in Corrydale. But the group proves to be greater than the sum of its ill-fitting parts, and as the solstice passes, and as Christmas approaches, the healing power of love, begins to work its magic. (Filmed at Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland)
Credits
Winter Solstice Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Geraldine Chaplin
She was 59, now 80 years old
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as Gloria Blundell |
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Sinéad Cusack
She was 55, now 76 years old
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as Elfrida Phibbs |
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Maureen Lipman
She was 57, now 78 years old
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as Marcia |
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Jan Niklas
He was 56, now 77 years old
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as Oscar Blundell |
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Jean Simmons
She was 74, 80 years old when she died
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as Countess Lucinda Rhives |
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Marsha Fitzalan
She was 50, now 71 years old
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as Didi Marchmont |
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Anna Maguire
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as Lucy Marchmont |
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Ralf Bauer
He was 35, now 56 years old
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as Andreas Mendel |
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Jason Durr
He was 36, now 57 years old
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as Sam Howard |
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Peter Ustinov
He was 82, 82 years old when he died
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as Hughie McLellan |
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Sophie Schütt
She was 29, now 50 years old
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as Carrie Marchmont |
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John Bird
He was 294, 67 years old when he died
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as Barry |
Winter Solstice Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Rosamunde Pilcher as Novel. She was 79 (94) years old when She died
|
Writing |
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William Corlett as Screenplay. William Corlett was 65 (66) years old when William Corlett died
|
Writing |
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Martyn Friend as Director. He was 61 (now 82) years old
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Directing |
