Great Performances· Season 3 · Episode 3

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

S03E03·May 8, 1974·PBS

Mr. Holroyd is an alcoholic, abusive miner in pre-WWI England who terrorizes his family. Mrs. Holroyd plans to run away with her would-be lover when Mr. Holroyd dies in a mining accident, leaving the family torn with guilt over their hatred of the dead man. Geraldine Page and Rex Robins star.

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