Lord Merlin is introduced in a very memorable scene when he shows up at Linda’s sister Louisa’s coming-out ball, which is scored by the last great T-Rex single, “Dandy in the Underworld”. They both rebel somewhat against their aristocratic upbringing, partly spurred on by their neighbour Lord Merlin, who is played by the “sexy priest” from Fleabag, Andrew Scott. Fanny is educated while Linda isn’t, but Linda is very headstrong because the family, specifically Uncle Matthew (Dominic West), despises educated women and is also a notorious xenophobe. The film is set mostly around the pre-Second World War period, and it’s about the friendship between cousins Linda Radlet (Linda Radlett) and Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) as they navigate their way through their youth. Nancy and Jessica are the clear basis for the two cousins in The Pursuit of Love. Jessica’s side was decorated with hammers and sickles and pictures of Lenin, while Unity’s was decorated with swastikas and pictures of Adolf Hitler. Amusingly, Unity and another sister, Jessica (there were six sisters in total), shared a bedroom. My friend Scott Bradley has been working on a script on Unity’s short, sad and pathetic life for a while. Nancy was one of the “good” Mitfords: she was a ‘’small s’’ socialist, unlike two of her sisters Unity and Diane, who were notorious fascists. The Pursuit of Love is a three-part mini-series co-produced by BBC/Amazon Prime and based on Nancy Mitford’s semi-autobiograpical novel, which was the first in a trilogy.
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