The Lady And The Highwayman
– Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who ..
Set in old England, Hugh Grant ("Four Weddings & a Funeral", "Notting Hill") plays a highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. But during one of his robberies, he falls in love with an aristocratic lady, Emma Samms ("Star Quest", "Delirious"). Now, he is forced to choose between his true love or his true cause. This swash-buckling romantic adventure will have you on the edge of your seat with every swing of Hugh's savage sword.
22 Jan 1989
English
John Hough
Barbara Cartland (novel), Terence Feely (screenplay)
Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove
The young lady Panthea Vyne falls in love with the handsome highwayman who saves her from her brutal husband. He kills him in a fair duel. Later, when Charles the 2nd is reinstated as King of England, she attends the royal court. But here she becomes the enemy of the king's former mistress and the plot against her thickens.
Gainsborough Productions