BBC Two · Ended

Summer's Lease

Drama, Mystery · 1989

Last aired: S1 E4, The Urbino Trail · 1989-11-22

Molly Pargeter has found the perfect Tuscan villa for her family's summer holiday. Molly had hoped to soak up the local colour and revel in the artistic masterpieces that surround her, instead she ends up exploring the mystery of the missing landlord. Meanwhile, her outrageously extroverted and libidinous father, Haverford Downs, has his sights set on a rich widow.

Cast

Susan Fleetwood Molly Pargeter

John Gielgud Haverford Downs

Michael Pennington Hugh Pargeter

Rosemary Leach Nancy Leadbetter

Season 1

E1 Villa to Let 1989-11-01 · 60 min Tuscany, a beautiful villa, a whole month with her family in the sun. Molly Pargeter arranges everything perfectly for a holiday that will change their lives. So why is her husband reluctant to go? Why is the owner of the villa so elusive? And is there more than insect life to fear? Molly is resolved that nothing will disturb their summer idyll, especially not the presence of her appalling father, ageing journalist and rake, Haverford Downs.

E2 Where the Water Goes 1989-11-08 · 60 min Who fixed it for Signor Fixit? Can Haverford rekindle an old flame? Why, despite a sudden drought, does Hugh find himself in hot water? 'This isn't England. It may not be sensible to ask too many questions. But will Molly heed this warning?

E3 A Battlefield 1989-11-15 · 60 min The day of the Palio - a spectacular horse race run in the main square of Siena. Beneath the pageantry lie centuries of intrigue and enmity, villainy and greed. The same dark forces seem to underlie Molly's quest for the mysterious Buck Kettering. Meanwhile, Haverford reluctantly pursues his own quarry - the forgetful Nancy Leadbetter.

E4 The Urbino Trail 1989-11-22 · 60 min

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