Our Hidden Lives (2005)

4.5/10 • 75 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how little, or how much, attitudes have changed over the past 60 years. The stories touch on homosexuality, single women making their way in life post-war and a housewife handling the less than welcome return of her husband.

Cast

Richard Briers

Sarah Parish

Maggie Joy Blunt

Lesley Sharp

Edie Rutherford

Ian McDiarmid

Mathew Horne

Michael Fassbender

Nickolas Grace

Jerome Willis

Keir Charles

Grenadier Guard

Bob Cryer

Rosie Ede

Maggie's Cousin

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