Act of Will
1989•18+•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•4.6•Ended
Drama
Three beautiful women – grandmother, mother and daughter – struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love, high drama and sudden death. From 1926 to present day, from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and New York, how each woman commits an act of will that changes their life and world. Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1986 novel of the same name.
Creator
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Network
ITV1
Origin
GB
Cast
Serena Gordon
Gwen
Melanie Jessop
Laurette Crowther
Lynsey Baxter
Jane Sedgewick
Elizabeth Hurley
Christina
Episodes
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Off Campus
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A Friend of the Family
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Tell Me Lies
2022
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The House of the Spirits
2026
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The Pursuit of Love
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One Day
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Ambitions
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