American Friends

Francis Ashby is a Victorian-era Oxford instructor who takes a trip to Switzerland, where he befriends vacationing American Caroline Hartley and her teenage daughter, Elinor . Both women are romantically interested in Francis, and when he returns to campus, the Hartleys follow him back and move into a nearby home to pursue him. Unfortunately, university professors are forbidden to marry, and Francis must choose between love and his career.

Cast :

• Michael Palin
• Rev. Francis Ashby

• Connie Booth
• Miss Caroline Hartley

• Trini Alvarado
• Elinor Hartley

• Alfred Molina
• Oliver Syme

• David Calder
• Pollitt

• Simon James
• Anderson

• Robert Eddison
• William Granger Rushden--College President

• Alun Armstrong
• Dr. Weeks

• Sheila Reid
• Mrs. Weeks

• Edward Rawle-Hicks
• John Weeks

• Jonathan Firth
• Cable

• Bryan Pringle
• Haskell

• Ian Dunn
• Gowers

• John Nettleton
• Rev. Groves