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Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

1985 - 1985•1 season•6 episodes•Unknown runtime•

★6.3(9 ratings)

Drama

Overview

In the French Riviera of the 1920s, wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick Diver. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older Dick and disrupting the fragile balance of the group. The thought of Dick possibly being attracted to another sends Nicole on an emotional downward spiral that threatens to consume them all. Tender Is the Night is a 1985 television drama miniseries co-produced by Showtime, 20th Century Fox Television, BBC, and 7 Network. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1934 novel of the same name, the six-part series focuses on themes of love, ambition, mental illness, and the decline of the American Dream.

Creators

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Main Cast

Peter Strauss

Peter Strauss

Dick Diver

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen

Nicole Diver (née Warren)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Robert Knights

Writing

Writer: Malcolm Cowley
Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Writer: Dennis Potter

Production

Producer: Betty Willingale
Executive Producer: Jonathan Powell

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Ken Westbury

Editing

Editor: Tariq Anwar

Art Direction

Production Design: Derek Dodd

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Barbara Kidd

Keywords

adulterybased on novel or bookambitionmental breakdownfrench rivieraminiseriesmental illnessexpatriatepsychiatry1920s1910sactress

Did You Know?

#1

The series spans 1 season with 6 episodes in total (avg. 6 per season).

#2

Originally aired on BBC One, Showtime, Seven Network.

#3

It was a co-production between: United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia.

#4

Executive produced by Jonathan Powell.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

9 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

Tender Is the Night

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia

First Episode:

9/23/1985

Last Episode:

10/28/1985

Networks:

BBC One

Showtime

Seven Network

Production Companies:

20th Century Fox Television

20th Century Fox Television

BBC

BBC

Showtime Networks

Showtime Networks

Seven Network

Seven Network

Official Website