W Somerset Maugham - The Moon And Sixpence

Episodes

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01Flight From London1984060320241021 (BBC7)
20241022 (BBC7)
His wife's friends find Charles Strickland a dull dog.

He is a stockbroker with nothing to say for himself at her glittering literary gatherings.

His time is still to come.

W. Somerset Maugham's novel, first published in 1919, was inspired by the life of the artist Paul Gauguin.

Starring Ronald Pickup, Patrick Allen and Margaret Whiting.

Dramatised in four episodes by Jeffrey Segal.

Maugham - Ronald Pickup

Charles Strickland - Patrick Allen

Amy Strickland - Margaret Whiting

Robert Strickland - Michael Tudor Barnes

Rose Waterford - Phyllida Nash

Colonel MacAndrew - Bernard Brown

Mrs MacAndrew - Ellen McIntosh

Other parts played by:

Helen Atkinson-Wood

Arnold Diamond

David Garth

Narissa Knights

Clive Panto

Helen Schroder

Director: John Cardy

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull - but his time is yet to come.

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull. His artistic revolution is yet to come.

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull by his family. His artistic revolution is yet to come. Stars Patrick Allen.

02Loose In Paris1984061020241022 (BBC7)
20241023 (BBC7)
Freed from the strait-jacket of respectability, Charles Strickland is prepared to starve for his art.

Those who befriend him, it seems, are required to suffer too.

W. Somerset Maugham's novel was inspired by the life of the artist Paul Gauguin.

Starring Ronald Pickup, Patrick Allen and Margaret Whiting.

Dramatised by Jeffrey Segal.

Maugham - Ronald Pickup

Charles Strickland - Patrick Allen

Amy Strickland - Margaret Whiting

Dirk Stroeve - Ronnie Stevens

Blanche Stroeve - Rosalind Ayres

Dealer - James Bryce

Jouvert - William Hope

Director: John Cardy

Freed from the strait-jacket of respectability, Strickland suffers for his art.

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull. His artistic revolution is yet to come.

Freed from the strait-jacket of respectability, Charles Strickland is prepared to starve for his art. Stars Patrick Allen.

03A Marriage Destroyed1984061720241023 (BBC7)
20241024 (BBC7)
To put paint on canvas is now the breath of life to Strickland. Nothing else, no one, matters, including himself.

W. Somerset Maugham's novel, first published in 1919, was inspired by the life of the artist Paul Gauguin.

Dramatised in four episodes by Jeffrey Segal.

Starring Ronald Pickup, Patrick Allen and Rosalind Ayres.

Maugham - Ronald Pickup

Charles Strickland - Patrick Allen

Dirk Stroeve - Ronnie Stevens

Blanche Stroeve - Rosalind Ayres

Doctor - Jon Strickland

Sister - Helena Breck

Director: John Cardy

To put paint on canvas is now the breath of life to Strickland. Nothing else matters...

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull. His artistic revolution is yet to come.

To put paint on canvas is now the breath of life to Strickland. Nothing else, no one, matters, including himself. Stars Patrick Allen.

04Peace On Tahiti1984062420241024 (BBC7)
20241025 (BBC7)
Charles Strickland finds rest at last - but will he cheat the world of his artistic masterpiece?

W. Somerset Maugham's novel, first published in 1919, was inspired by the life of the artist Paul Gauguin.

Dramatised in four episodes by Jeffrey Segal.

Starring Ronald Pickup, Patrick Allen and Valerie Murray.

Maugham - Ronald Pickup

Charles Strickland - Patrick Allen

Nichols - Douglas Blackwell

Tough Bill - Henry Stamper

Australian - Jon Strickland

Tiare Johnson - June Tobin

Ata - Valerie Murray

Capitaine Brunot - Jeffrey Segal

Dr Coutras - Andre Maranne

Amy Strickland - Margaret Whiting

Robert Strickland - Michael Tudor Barnes

Director: John Cardy

Charles Strickland finds rest at last - but will he cheat the world of his masterpiece?

Stockbroker Charles Strickland is seen as dull. His artistic revolution is yet to come.

Charles Strickland finds rest at last - but will he cheat the world of his artistic masterpiece? Stars Patrick Allen.