''Anything More Would Be Greedy'' is a six-part British television

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miniseries was written and created by

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and directed by Rodney Bennett, this series was produced by

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for the ITV Network, first aired on ITV from 26 July to 30 August 1989. The drama was narrated by

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and it stars Martin Wenner, Sharon Holm, Alison Sterling,

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, Tessa Peake-Jones, Matthew Marsh and Christopher Benjamin. The series begins as the story of a group of Cambridge students and their lives in the ten years following their graduation.

Cast

as Narrator * Martin Wenner as Peter Vickery * Sharon Holm as Anna Golan / Anna Wynant * Alison Sterling as Lynn Hart *

as Dennis Bedlam * Tessa Peake-Jones as Jonquil Vickery / Jonquil Harmer * Matthew Marsh as Mark Golan * Christopher Benjamin as Eric Harmer * Michael J. Shannon as Toby Dehring * Maryann Turner as Mrs. Harmer * Shaun Curry as Group Captain Maclehose * Peter Gale as Dr. Franz Stubli * Shaughan Seymour as Henry Major *

Geoffrey Beevers Geoffrey Beevers (born 9 January 1941) is a British actor who has appeared in many stage and screen roles. Early life and education Only son of D. Beevers, Geoffrey Beevers was educated at Tonbridge School and Wadham College, Oxford, where he ...

as Alan Nuttall * Paul Shearer as Dave Hall *

James Villiers James Michael Hyde Villiers (29 September 1933 – 18 January 1998) was an English actor. He was described by ''The Independent'' as "one of the country's most distinctive character actors, with ripe articulation and a flair for displaying supe ...

as Lord Fyson * Peter Woodward as Felix Gould *

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as Julian Holmes-Coppitt * Paul Brooke as Mr. Leadweller * Hilary Drake as Leah Gould

Episodes

#"Enigma Variations" (26 July 1989) #"Trading Favours" (2 August 1989) #"Playing Games" (9 August 1989) #"Realizing Assets" (16 August 1989) #"Second Term" (23 August 1989) #"Georgian Silver" (30 August 1989)

Filming locations

The television series was set in

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References

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