A Kind of Loving (1982)

Name: A Kind of Loving
Genre: Drama
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Joanne Whalley, Susan Penhaligon, Clive Wood

Drama

Following the story of Vic Brown, a West Riding miner's son. It starts in 1957 with a casual affair with Ingrid Rotherwell, which develops into an emotional crisis.

IMDb rating: 8.3 (114 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

8.34 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.9

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Boxing Day 1957	8.0	11
2	January 1958	7.8	9
3	May 1958 - March 1959	8.2	9
4	April 1959	8.4	7
5	October - December 1962	8.3	7
6	December 1962	8.4	7
7	February - August 1963	8.4	7
8	August 1963	8.4	7
9	October 1973: Part 1	8.6	8
10	October 1973: Part 2	8.9	9