A Rather English Marriage
by Angela Lambertliterary work· published 1992
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A Rather English Marriage is a novel by Angela Lambert, first published in 1992, and later adapted for television by Andrew Davies for the BBC. The book's plot concerns two retired men who are thrown together following the deaths of their wives in the same hospital. Both served in the armed forces, Reggie Conyngham-Jervis having been an officer, and Roy Southgate an ex-NCO. The class differences lead to Roy moving in with Reggie and being treated as an unpaid servant. The reader's sympathies are with Roy as he remains humble and faithful to his purpose until Reggie becomes too domineering. Roy remarries, and Reggie, whose attempt to seduce a younger widow, Liz Franks, ends in failure, is left alone.
Adaptations (1)
A Rather English Marriage was adapted into a 1998 film.
A Rather English Marriage1998 · film · 104 min · dir. Paul Seed · IMDb ↗IMDb7.7A squadron leader and a retired milkman decide to bury their differences and move in together after they are both widowed on the very same night. They become a companionable if odd couple, until their unlikely friendship is threatened by the arrival of an alluring woman with a hidden agenda.
