Love in a Cold Climate
Isabelle Amyes, Michael Williams, Judi Dench, and Michael Aldridge (above), Rosalyn Landor and Lucy Gutteridge (below)
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Written by	Nancy Mitford
Screenplay by	Simon Raven [1]
Directed by	Donald McWhinnie [2]
Starring	Lucy Gutteridge Rosalyn Landor Michael Aldridge Judi Dench Vivian Pickles Isabelle Amyes Jean-Pierre Cassel.
Theme music composer	Alfred Ralston
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Gerald Savory
Running time	420 minutes
Production company	Thames Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	29 October (1980-10-29) – 17 December 1980 (1980-12-17)

Love in a Cold Climate is a 1980 British television series produced by Thames Television. It is an adaptation of the Nancy Mitford novels The Pursuit of Love (1945) and Love in a Cold Climate (1949), set between 1924 and 1940, with a screenplay adaptation by Simon Raven. ^[1] It was originally broadcast on the ITV network in eight episodes. The series starred Lucy Gutteridge, Rosalyn Landor, Michael Aldridge, Judi Dench, Vivian Pickles, and Jean-Pierre Cassel.

Production

The filming of the serial has been described as "most uncharacteristically relaxed" for the actors, as it had been scheduled during what proved to be a long-running dispute between ITV and the Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians union. At first, there was a work-to-rule, and the actors were not called until 11 a.m., with filming ending at about 4 p.m. The dispute then escalated into a full strike, and filming was abandoned, with the actors being paid a retainer until it could be resumed. ^[3]

Cast

Notes

External links

• Love in a Cold Climate (1980) at IMDb
• The Nancy Mitford web site