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Her greatest talent was for life.
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.
28 Cast Members
Kate Winslet
Young Iris Murdoch
Judi Dench
Iris Murdoch
Jim Broadbent
John Bayley
Hugh Bonneville
Young John Bayley
Penelope Wilton
Janet Stone
Samuel West
Young Maurice
Timothy West
Older Maurice
Kris Marshall
Dr. Gudgeon
Juliet Aubrey
Young Janet Stone
Derek Hutchinson
Postman
Juliet Howland
Emma Stone
Saira Todd
Phillida Stone
Stephen Marcus
Taxi Driver
Pauline McLynn
Maureen
Eleanor Bron
Principal
Angela Morant
Hostess
Siobhan Hayes
Check-Out Girl
Joan Bakewell
BBC Presenter
Nancy Carroll
BBC PA
Tom Mannion
Neurologist
