Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night(1985)

Ended
September 23, 1985
30 min/episode

1

Season

6

Episodes

TMDB6.37

Overview

Tender Is the Night is a 1985 television drama miniseries co-produced by Showtime, 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, and 7 Network. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1934 novel of the same name, the six-part series focuses on themes of love, ambition, mental illness, and the decline of the American Dream. 1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.

Created by

Dennis Potter

Seasons

Miniseries

6 episodes • 1985

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Jonathan Powell

Director of Photography

Ken Westbury

Stream

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Networks

BBC One
Showtime
Seven Network

Details

Original Language

en

Country of Origin

GB

Type

Miniseries

Production

20th Century Fox Television, BBC, Showtime Networks, Seven Network

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