She's Been Away

Overview

A woman who has been institutionalized for 60 years for the "crime" of not conforming to the 1920s image of what a proper young woman should be (in other words, she did what she wanted and didn't care what anyone else thought about it) is finally released to the custody of her family, consisting of her grand-nephew and his family. At first she keeps a self-imposed distance from the relatives, but she soon finds herself coming around to her nephew's wife, a free spirit who is under the thumb of her cold and controlling husband.

Details

Cast

Peggy Ashcroft

Lillian Huckle

Geraldine James

Harriet Ambrose

James Fox

Hugh Ambrose

Rachel Kempson

Matilda

Rebecca Pidgeon

Young Lillian

Hugh Lloyd

George

Jackson Kyle

Dominic Ambrose

Rosalie Crutchley

Gladys

Cryss Jean Healey

Young Margaret

Leslie Goodall

Old Edward

Edgar Goodall

Old Thomas

René Zagger

Young Thomas

Barnaby Holm

Young Edward

Donald Douglas

Lillian's Father

Brid Brennan

Lillian's Nurse

David Hargreaves

Lillian's Doctor

Hugh Ross

1920's Doctor

Carrie Thomas

1920's Nurse

Sally Ann Goodworth

Hotel Pianist

Jon Strickland

Reception