Act of Will 1989
The story of three generations of women, from 1926 to the present day.
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The story of three generations of women, from 1926 to the present day.
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77-year-old Maurice James Kingsley writtes a successful novel about a fashion model, in this Dennis Potter miniseries. But Maurice’s furious niece recognises her life in its pages.
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