Synopsis
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Waris HusseinDirector
- Margaret DrabbleScreenplay
- Michael DressOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sandy DennisRosamund
- Ian McKellenGeorge
- Michael ColesJoe
- John StandingRoger
- Peggy Thorpe-BatesMrs. Stacey
- Kenneth BendaMr. Stacey
- Deborah StanfordBeatrice
- Roger HammondMike
- Eleanor BronLydia
- Margaret TyzackSister Bennett
- Maurice DenhamDoctor Prothero
- Rachel KempsonSister Harvey
Stills
Themes
london, englandsingle mothertold in flashbackgraduate studentsexual attitudesunplanned pregnancydoctorate