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Tea with Mussolini
Italian lad Luca, part-raised by English ladies living in Florence in 1935, re-enters their lives just as the encroaching war sees them forcibly relocated.
Florence 1935. A circle of English ladies settled in the cultured city take an orphan boy, Luca, under their wing. But even a propaganda encounter with Il Duce cannot protect them when war comes, and it falls to Luca and two brash American women they barely tolerate to ease their existence.
Semi-autobiographical drama from Franco Zeffirelli.
Last on
Thu 18 May 2023
21:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mary | Joan Plowright |
| Lady Hester | Maggie Smith |
| Elsa | Cher |
| Arabella | Judi Dench |
| Georgie | Lily Tomlin |
| Connie | Tessa Pritchard |
| Luca | Baird Wallace |
| Luca (child) | Charlie Lucas |
| Director | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Writer | Franco Zeffirelli |
| Writer | John Mortimer |
Broadcasts
- New Year's Day 2021 13:20
- Thu 7 Jan 2021 20:00
- Sun 16 May 2021 15:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 16 May 2021 16:10ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two except Wales & Wales HD
- Thu 20 May 2021 22:05
- Fri 31 Dec 2021 14:20
- Mon 19 Dec 2022 13:30
- Sun 14 May 2023 13:15
- Thu 18 May 2023 21:00
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