True Love (1996)

ComedyDramaRomance

Comedy drama about Donna (Emma Wray) who tells her philandering husband Phil (Philip Glenister) to leave, and struggles to raise her two children on her nurse's wages. She unexpectedly meets James (Douglas Hodge), who runs a smallholding in the country, but the course of true love does not run smoothly.

Release Date: February 24, 1996
Runtime: 1h 0m

Director: Simon Massey

Cast: Emma Wray, Philip Glenister, Douglas Hodge, Scott Handy, Nisha Nayar, Maggie Jones, Elizabeth Earl, Hannah McVeigh

Full Cast (11 people)

Emma Wray as Donna
Philip Glenister as Phil
Douglas Hodge as James
Scott Handy as Christopher
Nisha Nayar as Olive
Maggie Jones as Martha
Elizabeth Earl as Shirley
Hannah McVeigh as Rhiannon
Victoria Korner as Muff
Richard Dixon as Theatre Director
Garth Napier Jones as Doddy

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True Love

True Love

True Love

60 min

Comedy drama about Donna (Emma Wray) who tells her philandering husband Phil (Philip Glenister) to leave, and struggles to raise her two children on her nurse's wages. She unexpectedly meets James (Douglas Hodge), who runs a smallholding in the country, but the course of true love does not run smoothly.

60 min

Comedy drama about Donna (Emma Wray) who tells her philandering husband Phil (Philip Glenister) to leave, and struggles to raise her two children on her nurse's wages. She unexpectedly meets James (Douglas Hodge), who runs a smallholding in the country, but the course of true love does not run smoothly.

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Production Info

Original LanguageEnglish

Release Date2/24/1996

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Cast

Emma Wray

as Donna

Philip Glenister

as Phil

Douglas Hodge

as James

Scott Handy

as Christopher

Nisha Nayar

as Olive

Maggie Jones

as Martha

EE

Elizabeth Earl

as Shirley

HM

Hannah McVeigh

as Rhiannon

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is True Love about?▾

Comedy drama about Donna (Emma Wray) who tells her philandering husband Phil (Philip Glenister) to leave, and struggles to raise her two children on her nurse's wages. She unexpectedly meets James (Do…

How long is True Love?▾

1h 0m

When was True Love released?▾

February 24, 1996

Who directed True Love?▾

Simon Massey

Who stars in True Love?▾

Emma Wray, Philip Glenister, Douglas Hodge

What genre is True Love?▾

Comedy, Drama, Romance