Het verhaal speelt in de jaren '30 in de kringen van de Britse aristocratie. Tony en Brenda Last wonen in een geweldig landgoed en verwelkomen er een kennis die zijn kapitaal heeft verloren. Als dank begint deze man een affaire met Brenda. Tony heeft niets door totdat Brenda hem confronteert met het feit dat ze een scheiding wil.
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| Writing | Charles Sturridge | Writer |
| Writing | Evelyn Waugh | Novel |
| Directing | Charles Sturridge | Director |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tim Sullivan | Writer |
| Directing | Ene Watts | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Francisco Sotillo | Administration |
| Sound | Peter Sutton | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Peter Kohn | Assistant Director |
| Art | Chris Townsend | Production Design |
| Camera | Danilo Vucenovic | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Murray Close | Still Photographer |
| Production | Martin Horton | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Aracelys M. Alviarez | Administration |
| Production | Pablo Behrens | Location Manager |
| Production | Nicky Kentish Barnes | Producer's Assistant |
| Art | Chris Allies | Title Designer |
| Production | Blanca Sanoja | Administration |
| Production | William Figuera | Administration |
| Production | Gillian Bates | Production Coordinator |
| Art | Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Production | David Ranegar | Administration |
| Production | Ana Maria Bartoli Pearse | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Lynda Levy | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Stephanie Clark | Production Assistant |
| Production | Paul Cadiou | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Coleson | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Maria E. Gil Beroes | Production Secretary |
| Sound | Mark Berrow | Musician |
| Editing | Angelica Landry | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Teresa Topolski | Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Peter Coulson | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Designer |
| Art | Ovidio Jimenez | Runner Art Department |
| Camera | Bob Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Stefan Stankowski | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jane Moscrop | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Christopher Knowles | Location Manager |
| Directing | Isabel Pares-Reyna | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tony Aherne | Assistant Director |
| Production | Gustavo Garcia | Administration |
| Crew | Jorge Morillo | Special Effects |
| Art | Richard Hornsby | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Hawkins | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Jeffery | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Art | Stephenie McMillan | Set Dresser |
| Art | Eileen Diss | Production Design |
| Production | Liliana Velez | Production Assistant |
| Production | Toby Ford | Production Runner |
| Production | Saundra Chapman | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Oswaldo Perez | Special Effects |
| Sound | Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Production | Celestia Fox | Casting |
| Writing | Derek Granger | Writer |