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The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters.

Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power it plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused The Rainbow to be prosecuted in an obscenity trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and burnt. After this ban it was unavailable in Britain for 11 years, although editions were available in the USA.
In 1988, the BBC produced a television adaptation by Anne Devlin, directed by Stuart Burge with Imogen Stubbs in the role of Ursula Brangwen.

Cast

Imogen Stubbs ... Ursula Brangwen
Martin Wenner ... Anton Skrebensky
Jane Gurnett ... Anna Brangwen
Colin Tarrant ... Will Brangwen
Clare Holman ... Gudrun Brangwen
Tom Bell ... Old Tom Brangwen
Kate Buffery ... Winifred Inger
Suzy Roper ... Theresa Brangwen
Jon Finch ... Uncle Tom
Eileen Way ... Lydia Brangwen
Aran Bell ... Clem Phillips
Brian Hickey ... David Schofield
Claire Thompson ... Catherine
Kathryn Brown ... Cassie
Paul Duke ... Billy
Tom Bailey ... Williams
Annette Kashdan ... Cassie
Amy Bell ... Young Anna Brangwen
Emma Chambers ... Margaret
Robyn Cooper ... Young Ursula Brangwen


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