Coming Through

Coming Through (1985)

While researching the work of author D.H. Lawrence (Kenneth Branagh), Kate (Alison Steadman) begins a romance with a fellow academic, and learns about Lawrence's love affair with the married aristocrat Frieda Von Richthofen (Helen Mirren) in this made-for-television drama. As Lawrence and Von Richthofen fall deeper into their forbidden relationship, Kate grows more familiar with Lawrence's work, such as the sensuous Lady Chatterly's Lover.

Date of release
1985-12-27
TMDB
4.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Director
Peter Barber-Fleming

Casting

Interesting facts

Coming Through is a 1985 British historical drama film directed by Peter Barber-Fleming and starring Kenneth Branagh and Helen Mirren. The teleplay about D. H. Lawrence's scandalous love affair with Frieda Weekley was written by playwright Alan Plater for the centenary of Lawrence's birth. The film was released by ITV on 27 December 1985.

Production

The work and life of D.H. Lawrence had been a recurring theme for playwright Alan Plater. He wrote the screenplays for The Virgin and the Gypsy (1971) based upon Lawrence's novella, and Priest of Love (1981) about Lawrence's relationship with Frieda from the World War I years until his death. Plater wrote Coming Through in honor of the centenary of Lawrence's birth.

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