A Voyage Round My Father

Before creating his beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, John Mortimer wrote of the difficult but enduring love between father and son. Inspired by his own life, filmed largely on location at his family estate in Oxfordshire, this hilarious and heartbreaking production won multiple awards including an International Emmy® for best drama. Sir Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, and Jane Asher star. Seen on US television in the early 1980s. “Thoroughly lovely”—New York Times. SDH subtitles; approx. 80 min. on 1 DVD.

"Sensitive, superb television"—Boston Globe

BAFTA TV Award Winner for Best Film Editor (1983)

BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Actor (Laurence Olivier, 1983)

BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Actress (Jane Asher, 1983)

BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Film Cameraman (1983)

BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Original Television Music (1983)

BAFTA TV Award Nomination for Best Single Drama (1983)

Banff Television Festival Grand Prize Winner (1982)

Broadcasting Press Guild Award Winner for Best Single Drama (1983)

International Emmy Award Winner for Drama (1982