Stanley

Story

Synopsis

The controversial English artist Stanley Spencer scandalised the art world when he painted the Resurrection taking place in the churchyard of Cookham, his home village by the River Thames; and further scandalised the village when he decided that to nourish his imagination he needed two wives.

Director

Anna Benson Gyles

Writers

Elaine Morgan

Language

English

Release date

31 January 1988

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Anton Lesser

  Stanley Spencer

• 

  Juliet Stevenson

  Hilda Carline

• Sarah Berger

  Patricia Preece

• 

  Lesley Dunlop

  Elsie

• Christopher Baines

  Richard Carline

• Valerie Lush

  Mrs. Carline

• 

  David Horovitch

  Dudley Tooth

• 

  Jacqueline Tong

  Dorothy Hepworth

• 

  Norman Jones

  William Spencer

• 

  Roger Brierley

  Solicitor

• Wendy Gifford

  Mary Behrends

• Peter Birrel

  Louis Behrends