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  1. The story begins in August 1939, when young adults Oliver, Calypso, Polly and her brother Walter are visiting their disorganised Aunt Helena and her husband Richard Cuthbertson at their house by the sea in Cornwall, which has a camomile lawn. Ten-year-old Sophy, the daughter of Richard’s late half sister, lives with them and is delighted with the arrival of her cousins, especially Oliver.

  2. The Camomile Lawn: With Felicity Kendal, Claire Bloom, Jennifer Ehle, Richard Johnson. In 1939, young Oliver, Calypso, Polly and Walter visit friends and family in Cornwall.

    • (956)
    • 1992-03-05
    • Drama, Romance, War
    • 258
  3. The Camomile Lawn (TV Series 1992) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  4. Mar 5, 1992 · The family separate when war is declared. Oliver joins the army, while Polly takes a job at the Home Office. Calypso marries for money, and Sophy is sent to boarding school.

  5. The Camomile Lawn is British adaptation of the Mary Wesley's classic novel that aired on Channel 4. As storm clouds gather over Europe in 1939, five cousins meet to pay tribute to a world that will never be the same again.

  6. Mar 5, 1992 · The imminent outbreak of war brings with it a heady sense of exultation and freedom, and for Oliver, Calypso, Polly, Walter and young Sophy, the Camomile Lawn becomes the touchstone for their lost innocence.

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  8. The Camomile Lawn is a family saga in which World War Two is a catalyst for change in the lives of its characters. Adapted from Mary Wesley's hugely popular semi-autobiographical novel, it is set both during the war and also forty years later at a family funeral. It begins in an idyllic sun-drenched Cornwall during the summer of 1939, and the ...

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