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Lysander Hawkley has a knack for trying to help the helpless, even if the helpless is a bored housewife. After his father threatens to cut him off, his friend comes up with a scheme to make money out of his womanizing: to help wives make their wandering husbands jealous. But his plans fall apart when he falls in love with one such housewife. |
Lysander Hawkley has a knack for trying to help the helpless, even if the helpless is a bored housewife. After his father threatens to cut him off, his friend comes up with a scheme to make money out of his womanizing: to help wives make their wandering husbands jealous. But his plans fall apart when he falls in love with one such housewife. |
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In 1997, a miniseries was produced for [[ITV]], starring Stephen Billington as ''Lysander Hawkley'', [[Hugh Bonneville]] as ''Ferdinand Fitzgerald '' and [[Rhona Mitra]] as ''Flora Seymour''. |
In 1997, a miniseries was produced for [[ITV]], starring Stephen Billington as ''Lysander Hawkley'', [[Hugh Bonneville]] as ''Ferdinand Fitzgerald '' and [[Rhona Mitra]] as ''Flora Seymour''. |
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Revision as of 00:35, 8 October 2008
The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous is a book written by Jilly Cooper as part of the Rutshire Chronicles, about a womanizer who gets embroiled in a scheme to punish wayward husbands.
The book was first published in April 1994, and was later adapted into a television miniseries.
Synopsis
Lysander Hawkley has a knack for trying to help the helpless, even if the helpless is a bored housewife. After his father threatens to cut him off, his friend comes up with a scheme to make money out of his womanizing: to help wives make their wandering husbands jealous. But his plans fall apart when he falls in love with one such housewife.
Television Adaption
In 1997, a miniseries was produced for ITV, starring Stephen Billington as Lysander Hawkley, Hugh Bonneville as Ferdinand Fitzgerald and Rhona Mitra as Flora Seymour.
It was directed by Robert Knights, and executive produced by Sarah Lawson, under her company Lawson Productions, and Neil Zeiger for Blue Heaven Productions. The producer was Irving Teitelbaum. It received a 7.4/10 user rating on IMDb.[1]
It was adapted by Harvey Bamberg and Andrew MacLear.