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She's Been Away

1989 1h 46m Drama List
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As the mental ward where patient Lillian Huckle (Peggy Ashcroft) has lived for more than 50 years is about to close, the elderly woman faces a return to the outside world. With nowhere to go, her nephew, Hugh Ambrose (James Fox), begrudgingly offers to take her in. While Lillian's presence in the Ambrose household is initially a disruption, the septuagenarian eventually forms a bond with Hugh's pregnant wife, Harriet (Geraldine James), whose loneliness she understands all too well. Read More Read Less
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Synopsis As the mental ward where patient Lillian Huckle (Peggy Ashcroft) has lived for more than 50 years is about to close, the elderly woman faces a return to the outside world. With nowhere to go, her nephew, Hugh Ambrose (James Fox), begrudgingly offers to take her in. While Lillian's presence in the Ambrose household is initially a disruption, the septuagenarian eventually forms a bond with Hugh's pregnant wife, Harriet (Geraldine James), whose loneliness she understands all too well.
Director
Peter Hall
Producer
Ken Trodd
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 46m