Love In A Cold Climate (2001)

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Starring:	Elisabeth Dermot Walsh \| John Light \| John Hopkins \| Zoe Waites \| Christian Coulson
Director:	Tom Hooper
Studio:	2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO
Run time:	155 mins
Genres:	Drama \| Television
Released:	September 01, 2008
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Based on the novel by Nancy Mitford, this 2001 mini-series was brought to TV screens in the UK thanks to the BBC. The story follows three women as they dip their toes into romantic waters for the first time, with mixed results. They all carry different expectations and values, leading to heartbreak and some decisions that surprise friends and family.

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Love in a Cold Climate

Boots from , 6th October, 2008

Like its predecessor, The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate is narrated by Fanny, and covers a similar time period but deals with a different subset of characters, revealing more about Fanny's own personal life and the early years of her marriage to Alfred Wincham, an Oxford don. However, the main characters are Lord and Lady Montdore and their stunning daughter, Polly. Following the death of Lord Montdore's sister, Patricia, Polly shocks everyone by marrying the widower, middle-aged Lothario 'Boy' Dougdale. Her mother, incensed because Boy had previously been her own lover, cuts Polly off. She is soon replaced in her parents' affections by her cousin, Cedric Hampton, a Nova Scotian who is heir to Lord Montdore's title. The outrageously camp Cedric charms everyone he meets and successfully changes Lady Montdore's stuffy image. This highly comic novel ends with a half-hearted reconciliation between Polly and her mother, while Cedric confides to Fanny that he has started a love-affair with Boy.

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