Brief Encounter [Noel Coward]

'If only it were someone else's story and not mine. As it is you are the only one in the world I can never tell - never - never.'

Alec and Laura are both married to other people.

After meeting, they fall passionately in love but find the constraints of decent behaviour an insurmountable obstacle to their love.

Starring Cheryl Campbell and Ian Holm.

Noel Coward's romantic film drama was released in 1945.

Adapted by Walter Hall.

Laura - Cheryl Campbell

Alec - Ian Holm

Albert - Walter Hall

Myrtle - Shirley Dixon

Beryl - Rosalind Adams

Dolly - Miranda Forbes

Fred - Stephen Thorne

With;

Ray Browne

David Gooderson

Madi Hedd

Crawford Logan

Jean Trend

Director: Dickon Reed

First broadcast on the BBC World Service in October 1982

Alec and Laura, both married to other people, meet and fall passionately in love.

Both married to other people, Alec and Laura meet and fall passionately in love. Stars Cheryl Campbell and Ian Holm.

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1982100920241213 (BBC7)
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