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The Men's Room
GenreDrama
Black comedy
Based onThe Men's RoombyAnn Oakley
Directed byAntonia Bird
Starring
ComposersSarah Jane Morris
Andy Roberts
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No.of series1
No.of episodes5
Production
ProducerDavid Snodin
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release25 September(1991-09-25)–
23 October 1991(1991-10-23)

The Men's Roomis aBritish televisiondramamini-seriesthat was produced by theBBCand originally aired onBBC2from 25 September to 23 October 1991. The series, which comprises five 50-minute episodes, was adapted byLaura Lamson[1]fromAnn Oakley's 1989 novel of the same name, and starsBill Nighy,Harriet Walter,Amanda Redman,Charlotte CornwellandJames Aubrey.[2]

Ablack comedyandperiod pieceset during theThatcher years,it tells the story of an affair between two academics: a previously devoted wife and mother, Charity Walton (Walter), and a serial womanizer, Mark Carleton (Nighy).[2]

Nighy credits the series as being his breakthrough role.[1]

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Home media release[edit]

The series was released on DVD in 2013.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^abAmanda Schiff (2 December 2008)."Obituary: Laura Lamson".The Guardian.Retrieved31 August2013.
  2. ^abc"The Men's Room (Complete Series)".Radio Times.Retrieved31 August2013.

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