The Scarlet Tunic
1998Passions erupt between a German hussar (Jean-Marc Barr) serving with King George III's personal cavalry and the only daughter of an English solicitor (Emma Fielding) in this period tearjerker adapted from a short story by Thomas Hardy. Longing to escape their own personal imprisonments -- he, his service to the king, and she, her engagement to a man she doesn't love -- they find solace in each other's arms.
Acted in
Jean-Marc Barr
as Matthaus Singer
Emma Fielding
as Frances Groves
Simon Callow
as Captain Fairfax
Jack Shepherd
as Dr. Edward Grove
John Sessions
as Humphrey Gould
Lynda Bellingham
as Emily Marlowe
Thomas Lockyer
as Christopher Singer
Andrew Tiernan
as Muller
Gareth Hale
as William Parsons
Lisa Faulkner
as Amy Parsons
Roger May
as Fridon
Laura Aikman
as Dotty Marlowe
Erich Redman
as Strasser
Jean Heard
as Lizzie, Landlady
Tom McCabe
as Officer Hubbard