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Desperate Remedies

Desperate Remedies

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Desperate Remedies

"Colonial romancing and complicating..."

1993
1h 33m
5.7(10 votes)
Drama

Overview

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

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Cast & Crew

10 members
Acting

Jennifer Ward-Lealand

Dorothea Brook

Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Acting

Kevin Smith

Lawrence Hayes

Kevin Smith
Acting

Lisa Chappell

Anne Cooper

Lisa Chappell
Acting

Cliff Curtis

Fraser

Cliff Curtis
Acting

Michael Hurst

Willam Poyser

Michael Hurst
Acting

Helen Steemson

Gnits

Helen Steemson
Acting

Kiri Mills

Rose

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Bridget Armstrong

Mary Anne

Bridget Armstrong
Acting

Timothy Raby

Mr. Weedle

Timothy Raby
Acting

Geeling Ng

Su Lim

Geeling Ng

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