The Camomile Lawn

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  • Drama History Mini-series Romance War

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Episode 1
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Oliver and Calypso fall out over politics and marriage and the cousins discuss the coming war with Aunt Helena. Calypso captures a rich husband and decides to get married in truly .. show full overview
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Part 1
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August 1939, The Cuthbertsons and their 10-yr old cousin Sophy are in Cornwall for their annual holiday. Sophy does the 'Terror Run' for the first time, despite her misgivings about the Coastguard's hut. The only talk is of war.
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Episode 2
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Oliver pursues Calypso for his sexual 'comforts' - but the results are not all that he had hoped for...
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Part 2
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The family separate when war is declared. Oliver joins the army, while Polly takes a job at the Home Office. Calypso marries for money, and Sophy is sent to boarding school. The war brings liberation to some. What happened to Sophy in Cornwall?
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Episode 3
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Uncle Richard's unexpected visit to London throws Helena's private life with Max into confusion and a young girl is traumatised by the harsh realities of war.
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Part 3
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Richard gets pneumonia, and Helena and Sophy return to Cornwall. Helena reaches an understanding with Monica. Calypso fulfills her side of the bargain with Hector. Sophy tells Walter what happened to Penrose the coastguard
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Episode 4
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Calypso receives good news about Hector but Max learns of his son's death. As the drama concludes in 1984, a final gathering on the camomile lawn reveals long-kept secrets.
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Part 5
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Sophy runs away from school, only to find that Helena and Polly have gone to Cornwall. Max hears that his son Pauli has died in Dachau - or has he? Hector is a POW. Richard dies. Calypso .. show full overview
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Part 4
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The family react differently to Walter's death. Richard comes to London. Calypso and Richard visit Sophy at school in Cambridge. Oliver and Hector meet in N.Africa. The twins' posting .. show full overview

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