Based on the novel by Melvyn Bragg. Bernadette ( Dervla Kirwan) is an intelligent girl from a dysfunctional working class Irish family and Andrew, an aspiring writer and soon to retire Bank Manager (played by Ronald Pickup), takes great delight in introducing her to the finer things in life, finding her an attentive pupil. 55 year old Andrew starts an affair with the 18 year old Bernadette to the distain of the village community as he becomes ever more emotionally involved. This liaison develops whilst he nurses his invalid wife.
Recorded from VHS, the quality of this set (compared to a retail dvd) is Audio 8 Video 8 (Very Good!)
