Rent The Men's Room: Series (1991)
3.4 of 5 from 62 ratings
4h 11min
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- Synopsis:
An intoxicating black comedy, adapted from Ann Oakley's novel, about love and sexual politics. Bill Nighy, Harriet Walter, Amanda Redman, Charlotte Cornwell and James Aubrey star in this BBC drama, first shown in 1991. Charity Walton seems to have everything she could want: a husband, four children, a lovely house in London, and a successful career as a sociologist. Then she meets Mark Carleton, the incoming Head of the Sociology Department where she works: clever, handsome, and interested. Having devoted herself for years to her family, Charity finds herself surrendering to Carleton's charisma. Their sex is frequent, passionate and sometimes violent; their feelings for each other consuming and volatile. And Charity, having abandoned all she has known, realises that love isn't guaranteed. Mark is energetically unfaithful, a serial womaniser, and the torturous disintegration of their life together is both comical and poignantly sad. This hard-hitting five-part serial, set during the Thatcher years, launched Bill Nighy's career. - Actors:
- Harriet Walter, Bill Nighy, Amanda Redman, Charlotte Cornwell, James Aubrey, Bill Stewart, Cheryl Hall, Mel Martin, David Ryall, Tilly Vosburgh, Patrick Drury, Ian Redford, Philip Croskin, Kate Hardie, Jocelyn Barker, Tom Bradford
- Directors:
- Antonia Bird
- Producers:
- David Snodin
- Writers:
- Ann Oakley, Laura Lamson
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Comedies, TV Dramas
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Reviews (2) of The Men's Room: Series
Dated - The Men's Room: Series review by JD
1991 was only 24 years ago. There are many films which are not dated from earlier, a few TV series but not many. This is not one. TV series about infidelity are not now fashionable I think because they don't have much entertainment or intrigue. Nighy was propelled to success from this so something good came of it.
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Dated - The Men's Room: Series review by CP Customer
I chose this film because I'm a great fan of both Bill NIghy and Harriet Walter, and I wanted to see their early work. Unfortunately, as the previous review stated, the film definitely shows it age, not only in the men's big hair. It was not particularly well acted and didn't hold my interest.
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