On Chesil Beach
A different time. A different love.
DramaRomancesexual abusebased on novel or bookfrigidityhoneymoonsexual revolutionnewlywed1960sdorsetfear of intimacy
A tender yet anguished portrait of two young people undone by fear, shame, and the collision between desire and societal expectation on their wedding night.
In 1962 England, a young couple finds their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Essence
Ensemble
Saoirse Ronan
Florence Ponting
Billy Howle
Edward Mayhew
Anne-Marie Duff
Marjorie Mayhew
Adrian Scarborough
Lionel Mayhew
Emily Watson
Violet Ponting
Samuel West
Geoffrey Ponting
Andy Burse
Waiter One
Rasmus Hardiker
Waiter Two
Mia Burgess
Harriet Mayhew
Anna Burgess
Anne Mayhew
Bebe Cave
Ruth Ponting
John Ramm
Postman Terry
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