Portrait of a Marriage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Portrait of a Marriage is a British television miniseries detailing the real-life love affair between Vita Sackville-West and Violet Keppel, as well as the strength of Vita's enduring marriage to the diplomat Harold Nicolson. Based on the biographical novel of the same name by Nigel Nicolson.

Series details

• Title: Portrait of a Marriage
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 1990-09-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1990-10-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 51207
• IMDb ID: tt0098897
• TVDB ID: 239731

Cast and credited roles

• Janet McTeer — Vita Sackville-West
• Cathryn Harrison — Violet Trefusis
• David Haig — Harold Nicolson
• Diana Fairfax — Lady Sackville
• Peter Birch — Denys Trefusis
• Kathleen Byron — Lady Carnock

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1990-09-19; final listed air date 1990-10-10; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Portrait of a Marriage 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.