TV series
The Pursuit of Love
Overview
Longing for love, obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover. But finding Mr. Right is much harder than she thought.
Details
- First air date
- 2021-05-09
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 3 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- Amazon Studios, Moonage Pictures, Open Book Productions
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Lily James as Linda Radlett
- Emily Beecham as Fanny Logan
- Andrew Scott as Lord Merlin
- Dominic West as Uncle Matthew
- Emily Mortimer as The Bolter
- Dolly Wells as Aunt Sadie
- Beattie Edmondson as Louisa Radlett
- Assaad Bouab as Fabrice de Sauveterre
- Shazad Latif as Alfred Wincham
- Freddie Fox as Tony Kroesig
- May Nivola as Young Jassy
- Lilly Aspell as Young Linda (Aged 8-12)
Creators and crew
- Emily Mortimer - Creator
- Lily James - Executive Producer
- Rhonda Smith - Producer
- Emily Mortimer - Director
- Emily Mortimer - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1
1920s, Oxfordshire. On the brink of adulthood, Linda Radlett and her beloved cousin Fanny Logan dream of life beyond the countryside.
Episode 2
Although both Linda and Fanny are now married, their lives couldn’t be more different. Fanny embraces motherhood and tries to fulfil her role as a ‘good’ wife to Alfred. Meanwhile, Linda’s marriage to Tony quickly begins to disintegrate as she throws herself into a glamorous lifestyle, partying until dawn. However, when Linda is pulled away by an enigmatic stranger, will she make a drastic change to start a new life?
Episode 3
Fanny’s put out to find that Linda has once again fallen head over heels in love, and is openly living as Fabrice de Sauveterre’s mistress.
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