TV series

Tears Before Bedtime

1995★ 7.0 · 1Returning Series1 season

Overview

A story of middle-class professional couples who employ full-time live-in nannies to look after their children. The nannies meet up as a collective group, and often discuss their employers' habits in sordid detail. As the plot develops, it becomes clear that most of the nannies are usually stuck in the middle of domestic unsettlement, affairs, neurotic partners, and manipulation.

Cast

Samantha Bond
as Sarah Baylis

Adrian Rawlins
as David Baylis

Emily Ruck-Keene
as Lily Baylis

Julius Grower
as William Baylis

Julie Cox
as Katherine

Lesley Manville
as Beattie Freeman

Richard Hope
as Stuart Freeman

Guy Witcher
as Hugo Freeman

Antonia Corrigan
as Allegra Freeman

Louise Beattie
as Maureen

Veronica Quilligan
as Teresa Turner

James Purefoy
as Jimmy Turner

Crew

Tristram Powell
Director

Michael Wearing
Producer

Caroline Oulton
Producer

Ruth Baumgarten
Producer

Sandy Welch
Writer

Seasons

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Season 1

Episodes: 4