Portrait of a Marriage — Season 1
They both took lovers - of either sex.
About this season
Melodrama detailing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel against the backdrop of post-World War I England and opposition by Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson.
Episodes (4)
1. Episode 1
Aired 19 September 1990 • 55 min
Five years into her marriage Vita Sackville-West has an affair with Violet Keppel.
2. Episode 2
Aired 26 September 1990 • 55 min
Vita and her Violet cross to France, enjoying masquerading as a honeymooning couple.
3. Episode 3
Aired 3 October 1990 • 55 min
Vita has returned to gossip. The affair seems doomed. At same time Violet is being pressured to marry Denys and the only alternative is elopment and a public scandal.
4. Episode 4
Aired 10 October 1990 • 55 min
Vita and Violet run away to France pursued by their husbands, Harold and Denys.