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Pleasure

80 %|Oct 25, 1994|Drama, TV Movie, Crime

Alan Bleasdale's modern re-telling of Madame Bovary. A tale of passion, greed, revenge, and of course pleasure, set in France. Starring Line of Duty's Adrian Dunbar, Jennifer Ehle and James Larkin. In the French city of Rouen, the beautiful, young but bored Emma seeks to escape her dull married life. Her dreams are answered, and her comfortable, peaceful existence soon tarnished when she answers a lonely-hearts ad. She meets Gustave, a unsuccessful toy salesman, and potential con man. Together they begin a passionate affair, where they indulge in illicit sex and illegal scams. But parallel to their exhilarating affair, the police are on the hunt for a mysterious masked robber known only as Le Terroriste. As the stakes rise, and a betrayal means Emma finding herself alone, her own talents for deception develop into an overwhelming and obsessive desire for her to get her revenge.

Featured Crew

Christopher Hood
Writer
Ian Sharp
Director
Alan Bleasdale
Producer

Cast

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Jennifer Ehle
Emma Desneuves
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Adrian Dunbar
Gustave Coudray
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James Larkin
Charles Desneuves
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Rosalind Knight
Madame Desneuves
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Judith Paris
La Patronne
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Robert Austin
Le Patron
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Sarah Badel
The Widow
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John Forgeham
Police Chief
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Sarah Franzl
Young Widow
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Mark McGann
Detective Jimenez