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Tender Is the Night
1985 · 1 season, 6 episodes · miniseries
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Seasons and episodes Tender Is the Night
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
1985 · 6 episodes · about 5h · 10.0/10
1. 191755 min · 10.0/10
Dick Diver is an American doctor studying in Switzerland. On the day he leaves to join the army, he meets heiress Nicole Warren, who is young and beautiful, but troubled.
2. 192554 min
Against all common sense, Dick and Nicole get married and settle on the Riviera where they have been living in style for some years, thanks to Nicole's money.
3. 192556 min
Young film star Rosemary Hoyt meets and fall in love with Dick. The Divers and friends, including Rosemary, take a holiday in Paris.
4. 192549 min
Following disastrous events in Paris, Rosemary Hoyt returns to Hollywood and the Divers to their life on the Riviera and then onto Gstaad for Christmas.
5. 192853 min
Dick's drinking is affecting his work. Running the clinic in Switzerland has disillusioned Dick as Nicole's disability continues to threaten. Stifled by her continuing dependence, Dick goes to Rome.
6. 192951 min
Dick's heavy drinking becomes an embarrassment to the clinic. The Divers return to the Riviera once again, as Dick and Nicole's lives begin to unravel.
Season summaries1 season, 6 episodes
Season 1
1985 · 6 episodes · about 5h · TMDB 10.0
1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.
1 season, 6 episodes, about 5h in total, from September 23, 1985 to October 28, 1985. Episodes run about 53 min.
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What is it about? Tender Is the Night
In the French Riviera of the 1920s, wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick Diver. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all.
Tender Is the Night is a 1985 television drama miniseries co-produced by Showtime, 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, and 7 Network. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1934 novel of the same name, the six-part series focuses on themes of love, ambition, mental illness, and the decline of the American Dream.
Genre: drama. Themes: adultery, ambition, mental breakdown, french riviera, mental illness, expatriate.
Cast and crew Tender Is the Night
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Creators
- Created byDennis Potter
- Based on the novel byF. Scott Fitzgerald
- MusicRichard Rodney Bennett
- CinematographyKen Westbury
- EditingTariq Anwar
- NetworkBBC One
Full cast28 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Peter Strauss · Dick Diver · 6 ep.
- Mary Steenburgen · Nicole Diver (née Warren) · 6 ep.
- Sean Young · Rosemary Hoyt · 4 ep.
- John Heard · Abe North · 4 ep.
- Kate Harper · Baby Warren · 4 ep.
- Jürgen Brügger · Franz Gregorovius · 3 ep.
- Astrid Frank · Kaethe Gregorovius · 2 ep.
- Joris Stuyck · Tommy Barban · 3 ep.
- Stéphane Freiss · Jules Peterson · 2 ep.
- Ed Asner · Devereux Warren · 2 ep.
- Joanna David · Hannah · 2 ep.
- Nancy Paul · Mary North · 2 ep.
- Toria Fuller · Violet McKisco · 2 ep.
- Dennis Creaghan · Albert McKisco · 2 ep.
- Terrance Conder · Royal Dumphry · 2 ep.
- Piper Laurie · Elsie Speers · 1 ep.
- Erin Donovan · Helen · 1 ep.
- Pat Starr · Helen's Mother · 1 ep.
- Amanda Hillwood · Caroline Sibley-Biers · 1 ep.
- Jerome Willis · T.F. Golding · 1 ep.
- Timothy West · Morris · 1 ep.
- François Guétary · Conte di Marmora · 1 ep.
- Jean Reno · Dangen · 1 ep.
- Vernon Dobtcheff · Luis Campion · 1 ep.
- Ruddy L. Davis · Jules Peterson · 1 ep.
- Matt Frewer · American in Bar · 1 ep.
- Rolf Saxon · American in Bar · 1 ep.
- William Hope · American in Bar · 1 ep.
Crew:
- Derek Dodd · Production Design
- Ken Westbury · Director of Photography
- Barbara Kidd · Costume Design
- Robert Knights · Director
- Tariq Anwar · Editor
- Jonathan Powell · Executive Producer
- Betty Willingale · Producer
- Richard Rodney Bennett · Original Music Composer
- Dennis Potter · Writer
- Malcolm Cowley · Writer
- F. Scott Fitzgerald · Novel
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Details Tender Is the Night
- First episode
- September 23, 1985
- Last episode
- October 28, 1985
- Status
- miniseries
- Network
- BBC One
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Australia
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, Showtime Networks, Seven Network
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Tender Is the Night have?
1 season, 6 episodes. The last episode aired October 28, 1985.
Who’s in Tender Is the Night?
Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Young, John Heard, Kate Harper, Jürgen Brügger, Astrid Frank, Joris Stuyck, Stéphane Freiss, and Ed Asner. Created by Dennis Potter.
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