The Death of the Heart

A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.

• Peter HammondDirector
• Elizabeth BowenWriter
• Derek MahonWriter

• Phyllis CalvertMrs. Heccomb
• JoJo ColePortia Quayne
• Daniel ChattoEddie
• Alice DouglasClara
• Paul Mark ElliottCecil
• Samantha GatesLillian
• Meryl HamptonPhyllis
• Robert HardyMajor Brutt
• Nigel HaversThomas Quayne
• Damaris HaymanMiss Paullie
• Wendy HillerMatchett
• Patricia HodgeAnna Quayne