Summer's Lease (TV series)
| Summer's Lease | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Summer's Lease by John Mortimer |
| Directed by | Martyn Friend |
| Starring | John Gielgud Susan Fleetwood Rosemary Leach |
| Composer | Nigel Hess |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Colin Rogers |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 1 November – 22 November 1989 |
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Summer's Lease is a British television drama miniseries which aired in four parts on BBC Two in 1989. It is based on the novel of the same name by John Mortimer who adapted it for the screen. Sir John Gielgud won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his performance and the soundtrack, composed by Nigel Hess was named by the Television and Radio Industries Club Best Television Theme.