The Norman Conquests
Season 18.619787+
Passions flare and tempers rise when three couples cross paths at a country house one weekend. It begins with the arrival of Reg and his wife, Sarah. They’ve come to give Reg’s sister, Annie, a break from caring for their mother. However, Annie confides that she’s seeing someone -- her brother-in-law, Norman. Appalled, Sarah informs Norman’s wife, Ruth --and all hell breaks loose.
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Episodes (3)
- 1. Table MannersJune 13, 19781 h 47 minNRSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
Table Manners, first of the trilogy, takes place in the dining room with the action centered on meal times: Saturday supper, Sunday breakfast and the evening meal which Sarah prays will be peaceful, civilized and ‘normal’. It isn’t. - 2. Living TogetherJune 20, 19781 h 32 min7+SubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
The second of Alan Ayckbourn’s three comedies viewing the weekend’s events from different vantage points reveals what happens in the living room. - 3. Round and Round the GardenJune 27, 19781 h 45 minNRSubtitlesEnglish [CC]Audio languagesEnglish
In the final play of Alan Ayckbourn’s trio of comedies each viewing events from a different vantage point, it is Norman’s first furtive appearance in the garden that suggests that the weekend is going to misfire.
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- Directors
- Herbert Wise
- Producers
- Verity LambertDavid Susskind
- Network
- Thames Television
- Amazon Maturity Rating
- 7+ Older Kids. Learn more