On a rainy day, Iris wanders out of the house, forcing a distraught John to begin what feels like a futile search. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
On a rainy day, Iris wanders out of the house, forcing a distraught John to begin what feels like a futile search. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
When John and Iris meet with Janet and her daughters at the beach, the family is finally confronted with the reality of Iris's illness. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent), Janet (Penelope Wilton)
Iris and John, wrapped up in their own world, discuss life and love while grocery shopping. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
As Iris lays out her collection of stones and shells from the beach, Janet finally begins to grasp the depth of her illness. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent), Janet (Penelope Wilton)
Celebrated English author Iris Murdoch first became known as a brilliant young scholar at Oxford whose boundless spirit dazzled those around her. Then, during her remarkable career as a novelist and philosopher, she continued to prove herself a woman ahead of her time. Even in later life, as age and illness robbed Iris of her remarkable gifts, nothing could diminish her immense influence or weaken the lifelong bond she shared with her devoted husband. Starring, in alphabetical order: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet
In the past, John and Iris awkwardly discuss love and sex in a cafe. Meanwhile, in the present, Iris's disease begins to make its mark, preventing her from writing. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent), Young Iris (Kate Winslet), Young John (Hugh Bonneville)
Iris's disease has reached a critical level, simultaneously frustrating and worrying John. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
At an esteemed dinner, Iris's speech on the importance of education has an unexpected ending. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
John wakes in the middle of the night to find Iris shuffling about singing "The Lark in the Clear Air," which he remembers her singing when they were young. In the scene: Young Iris (Kate Winslet), Young John (Hugh Bonneville), Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
Even though Iris can't even recall the name of the Prime Minister during a specialist's evaluation, she and John continue to be in denial about her worsening condition. In this scene: Iris (Judi Dench), John (Jim Broadbent)
Iris gives John a copy of her latest work, telling him she values his opinion, before making him an offer he can't refuse. In this scene: Iris (Kate Winslet), John (Hugh Bonneville)
In the wake of Henry and Maria's affair, Edmund discovers a whole new and cutting side to his beloved Mary Crawford. In this scene: Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
When Fanny feels as though Sir Thomas regrets taking her in, Edmund assures her that Sir Thomas's attitude has nothing to do with. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller)
When Fanny makes an arguement about the injustices of slavery, Sir Thomas finally takes notice of her...but not in the way she had hoped. In this scene: Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
Much to Lady Bertram's frustration, her children are not at all enthused about the prospect of meeting the Crawfords, but the minute the pair walks through the door, all of that changes. In this scene: Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola)
When a spirited young woman is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins, she's meant to learn the ways of proper society, but she also enlightens them with a wit and sparkle all her own.
Tom's unexpected illness has brought Edmund and Fanny back together, revealing that not as much has changed as it may seem. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller)
Fanny reveals to Henry that a future together may not be completely out of the question after all. In this scene: Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)
Henry follows Fanny to Portsmouth to give her word of Edmund and Mary's engagement and of his own change of heart. In this scene: Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola)
In the stairwell, Mr. Crawford confesses his "life-threatening" obsession with Fanny. In this scene: Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)
Fanny is delivered to her new home much earlier, than her new caretakers expect catching them off guard...and exposing her to some unsavory secrets. In this scene: Young Fanny (Hannah Taylor Gordon), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan)
Edmund stands up for what he thinks his right and protest the performance of "Lovers Vows", but when Mary starts performing, he sees the lines between right and wrong start to blur. In this scene: Tom Bertram (James Purefoy), Henry Crawford (Alessandro Nivola), Edmund Bertram (Jonny Lee Miller), Mr. Rushworth (Hugh Bonneville), Mrs. Price/Lady Bertram (Lindsay Duncan), Mary Crawford (Embeth Davidtz), Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor)
