Act of Will (1989)

Name: Act of Will
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6
Cast: Serena Gordon, Melanie Jessop, Lynsey Baxter, Elizabeth Hurley

Drama

Three beautiful women – grandmother, mother and daughter – struggle bravely through five eventful decades of hidden love, high drama and sudden death. From 1926 to present day, from the Yorkshire Dales to London, Paris and New York, how each woman commits an act of will that changes their life and world. Based on Barbara Taylor Bradford's 1986 novel of the same name.

IMDb rating: 6.0 (190 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.38 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 100 min avg

Slow burn

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	7.1	9
2	Episode #1.2	6.8	8
3	Episode #1.3	7.8	7
4	Episode #1.4	7.8	6