Brief Encounters

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Brief Encounters

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XA6302

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Overview

In 1980s England, four women cope with the pressures of family, husbands, and making ends meet. To earn extra cash, they become party plan saleswomen for a company specializing in sex toys and lingerie, which shakes up their relationships and transforms their lives. Penelope Wilton (Downton Abbey's Isobel Crawley), Sophie Rundle (The Bletchley Circle), Angela Griffin (Inspector Lewis), and Sharon Rooney (Two Doors Down) star in "a resounding hit" (Express, UK). 6 episodes, 4 ½ hrs, 2 DVDs, SDH.

Episodes

Episode 1
When a Sheffield factory worker loses his job, his wife, who cleans for a wealthy woman, sees the chance to make extra money by selling saucy undies and sex aids.

Episode 2
Indiscretions, infidelities, a lost child, and more lingerie parties.

Episode 3
Infidelities, a reconciliation, and a robbery. A first solo-party is a huge success, but is dampered by arrests.

Episode 4
Party ambitions for the future, an adoptee comes forward, a hen party, wedding arrangements, and lies to the police.

Episode 5
A missing child and stolen money, a wedding, a pregnancy, and a hero's reception.

Episode 6
The women hire a nightclub for an ambitious sales event. Lies, paternity issues, confessions to the police, and a woman in labor.

The Making of Brief Encounters (13 min.)

Brief Encounters in 3 Words (2 min.)

Details

Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 288 minutes plus bonus programming
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: No
Color or B&W: Color
CC: No
SDH: Yes
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Format: 5.1 Dolby Digital
Rating: NR. Contains strong language, sexual situations, and nudity.

Cast

Penelope Wilton, Angela Griffin, Sophie Rundle, Sharon Rooney, Peter Wight, Karl Davies, Doc Brown, Will Merrick, Don Gilet, Chloe Pirrie, Souad Faress, Theo Graham

Press

"A hit with critics and viewers" - and The Huffington Post (UK)

"A new gem" -Evening Standard (UK)

"Laugh-out-loud funny" - What's on TV (UK)