Tender Is the Night

The story

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.

The seasons

Season 1 Miniseries 1985 · 6 episodes Season details＋

Sept. 23, 1985

1920s, the French Riviera: wealthy expatriate Nicole Warren's mental illness strains her marriage to psychiatrist Dick. A young American actress named Rosemary Hoyt arrives and is drawn into their circle, becoming romantically involved with the older, married 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.

Cast

P Peter StraussDick Diver M Mary SteenburgenNicole Diver (née Warren) S Sean YoungRosemary Hoyt J John HeardAbe North K Kate HarperBaby Warren J Jürgen BrüggerFranz Gregorovius J Joris StuyckTommy Barban A Astrid FrankKaethe Gregorovius S Stéphane FreissSgt. di Ville · Jules Peterson E Ed AsnerDevereux Warren J Joanna DavidHannah N Nancy PaulMary North

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T Toria FullerViolet McKisco D Dennis CreaghanAlbert McKisco T Terrance ConderRoyal Dumphry P Piper LaurieElsie Speers E Erin DonovanHelen P Pat StarrHelen's Mother A Amanda HillwoodLady Caroline Sibley-Biers J Jerome WillisT.F. Golding T Timothy WestMr. Morris F François GuétaryConte di Marmora J Jean RenoDr. Dangen V Vernon DobtcheffLuis Campion R Ruddy L. DavisJules Peterson M Matt FrewerAmerican in Bar R Rolf SaxonAmerican in Bar W William HopeAmerican in Bar