The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Vanity Dies Hard. Part 1 of 2.
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First broadcast 24th/31st March/7th April 1995.

When wealthy middle-aged divorcée Alice Fielding, marries a handsome younger man, her best friend Nesta, who has fallen on hard times, begins to resent her.

Jane Gurnett ... Nesta Drage
Leslie Phillips ... Justin Whittaker
Leonard Preston ... Hugo Whittaker
Arthur White ... Mr. Snow
David Hargreaves ... Mr. Feast
Rebecca Lacey ... Daphne Feast
Peter Egan ... Harry Blunden
Eleanor David ... Alice Fielding
Melanie Kilburn ... Jackie Whittaker
Damian Hunt ... Mark Whittaker
William Holmes ... Chris Whittaker
Shirley Cain ... Doctor's Receptionist
Mark Frankel ... Andrew Fielding
Anne Jameson ... Mrs. Johnson
Michael Parkhouse ... Vicar
Joanna Kanska ... Pernille Madsen
John Gill ... Old Man
Annoushka Le Gallois ... Florist Assistant
James Bowers ... Postman
Jane Gurnett ... Nesta Drage
Eric Mason ... Len Cox
Patricia Samuels ... Lady Minister
Bob Barrett ... Hotel Receptionist
Charles Daish ... PC Bob Briley
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