All Passion Spent: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Lady Slane sits beside the body of her husband in a bedroom of their elegant home. The handsome, distinguished Henry Holland, Prime Minister, Viceroy of India and Earl of Slane, has died at the age of 94.

As her children ponder what is to be done with mother, 85-year-old Lady Slane realises that for the first time in her life, she is free to live where, and how, she chooses. And after more than half a century as a dutiful and loving wife, she revels in her new-found independence and the company of new friends... despite the wishes of her family.

Series details

• Title: All Passion Spent
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1986-12-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1986-12-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 55 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 24124
• IMDb ID: tt0090608
• TVDB ID: 193101

Cast and credited roles

• Wendy Hiller — Lady Slane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1986-12-09; final listed air date 1986-12-23; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from All Passion Spent on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.