Love on a Branch Line: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Adaptation of the John Hadfield novel. Civil servant Jasper Pye has been denounced as boring by his girlfriend. He therefore decides to quit his job and to become an artist in Paris. His superiors have other ideas however; they decide that he is the perfect man to be sent to dismantle a government statistical research unit. The unit is housed in a stately home and Jasper is soon distracted by the three daughters of owner Lord Flamborough. He finds himself cast headlong into the local lifestyle.

Series details

• Title: Love on a Branch Line
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 1994-06-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1994-07-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51148
• IMDb ID: tt0106058
• TVDB ID: 115411

Cast and credited roles

• Michael Maloney — Jasper Pye
• Leslie Phillips — Lord Flamborough
• Maria Aitken — Lady Flamborough
• Abigail Cruttenden — Belinda
• Cathryn Harrison — Chloe
• Charlotte Williams — Matilda
• Amanda Root — Miss Mounsey
• Gillian Raine — Miss Tidy
• Graham Crowden — Professor Pollux
• David Haig — Lionel Virley
• Stephen Moore — Quirk
• Joe Melia — Mr Jones

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1994-06-12; final listed air date 1994-07-03; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Love on a Branch Line 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.