''Nancherrow'' is a British TV movie sequel to

Rosamunde Pilcher Rosamunde Pilcher, OBE (''née'' Scott; 22 September 1924 – 6 February 2019) was a British novelist, best known for her sweeping novels set in Cornwall. Her books have sold over 60 million copies worldwide. Early in her career she was publis ...

's '' Coming Home''. It aired on ITV television from 4 to 5 April 1999. The story is set in the country mansion called Nancherrow on the Cornish coast.

Reception

In a review for '' The Mirror'', Charlie Catchpole wrote that "It required patience, stamina, a stiff drink and a box of man- sized Kleenex to get through to the end of ''Nancherrow''".

Synopsis

After the Colonel dies it is his daughter, Loveday, who inherits the house and all of its problems, including

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. Bewitched by the magic of Nancherrow, Loveday fights to keep the estate going so that, in time, her young son Nat may inherit same, while dealing with the reappearance of her one true love Gus and her failing marriage to Walter. Meanwhile, Judith is finding life as the wife of a busy doctor difficult, especially after suffering multiple miscarriages. It is a time of much change and heartfelt expectation for everyone at Nancherrow.

Cast

Joanna Lumley Dame Joanna Lamond Lumley (born 1 May 1946) is an Indian-born British actress, presenter, author, television producer, activist and former model. She has won two BAFTA TV Awards for her role as Patsy Stone in the BBC sitcom ''Absolutely Fabulo ...

as Diana Carey-Lewis * Katie Ryder Richardson as Loveday Carey-Lewis * Lara-Joy Körner as Judith Dunbar * George Asprey as Jeremy Wells * Susan Hampshire as Miss Catto * Patrick Ryecart as Tommy Mortimer *

Philipp Moog Philipp Moog (born August 29, 1961 in Munich, Germany) is a German television actor, Novelist, Teleplay-author, Audiobooknarrator and voice actor. He is the German voice of Neil Patrick Harris, Ewan McGregor and Owen Wilson. Career In 1983, havin ...

as Gus Cullendar * Tristan Gemmill as Walter *

Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy (29 October 1925 – 3 August 2017) was an English actor who had a long career in theatre, film and television. He began his career as a classical actor and later earned widespread recognition for roles such as Siegf ...

as Viscount Berryann * Lynda Baron as Dashka * Jake Gomme as Younger Nat * Josh Wynter as Older Nat *

Emily Hamilton Emily Miranda Hamilton (née Beevers; born 24 May 1971) is a British actress. Early life Daughter of actor Vincent Ball, of Chittaway Point, New South Wales, Australia, Hamilton was born in Hammersmith, London, and grew up with her mother in ...

as Jess * Simon Dutton as Ronny Cox * Lucy Robinson as Laura Cox * Paul Curran as Simon Travis *

Samantha Beckinsale Samantha-Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966), known professionally as Samantha Beckinsale and Sam Beckinsale, is a British actress. She played firefighter Kate Stevens in '' London's Burning''. Early life Beckinsale is the only daughter of acto ...

as Nesta Carew * Robert Lang as Jerry Pinch *

Christian Kohlund Christian Kohlund (born 17 August 1950 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Switzerland, Swiss actor and Film director, director. Selected filmography * ''The Cheese Factory in the Hamlet'' (1958), as School boy * ''The Pedestrian (film), The Pedestrian ...

as Nikko Bernhoffer *

Senta Berger Senta Verhoeven (née Berger; ''Austrian German:'' , ; born 13 May 1941) is an Austrian-German actress. She received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film, and television; her awards include three Bambi (prize), Bambi Awards, t ...

as Alex Gower * Donald Sinden as Robin Jarvis *

Colin Prockter Colin Prockter (born 4 June 1946) is a British actor and TV writer who has appeared on many TV series and films since the 1960s. Prockter is probably best known for his role as Eddie Maddocks in ''Coronation Street'' (2005 in film, 2005). Filmo ...

as The Mayor * Nicola Breeze as Norma * Eric Carte as The Headmaster * Barnaby Wynter as Will Travis *

Michael Cochrane Michael Dundonald Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor. He has played Oliver Sterling in the Radio 4 soap opera ''The Archers''. Early life Cochrane was born 19 May 1947, in Brighton, East Sussex. He was educated at Cranleigh Sc ...

as Sir George Rawlings *

Patrick Macnee Daniel Patrick Macnee (6 February 1922 – 25 June 2015) was a British-American actor best known for his breakthrough role as secret agent John Steed in the television series ''The Avengers (TV series), The Avengers'' (1961–1969). Starting out ...

as Lord Peter Awliscombe * Lucy Fleming as The Specialist * Henry Moxon as Stockbridge * Rosanna Wollenberg as Susan * India Martin as Jenny * Derek Bentham as The Auctioneer * Kenneth Harkness as Funeral Bugler

DVD release

''Nancherrow'' is available on DVD in the UK.

References

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* 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1999 German television series debuts 1999 German television series endings 1990s British drama television series ITV television dramas ZDF original programming 1990s British television miniseries 1990s German television miniseries World War II television series Television shows based on British novels British English-language television shows English-language German films Television shows set in Cornwall Films directed by Simon Langton {{ITCDistributions-stub