Anne Kent

A rent collector unhappy with life decides to use his talent with cards to improve his lot, but his success is built on a tangle of lies and deceit.

"Scandal, seduction, blackmail and murder. Thank heavens their husbands aren't alive!" Edwina has just moved into the neighborhood known as "Widow's Peak," so called due to the prevalent marital status of the residents, who tend to be a rather exclusive bunch. The residents of this lush Irish countryside are all curious about their new neighbor, but no one can seem to get much information about her, including queen bee Mrs. DC, whose son is busy wooing Edwina. Miss O'Hare and Edwina have an immediate dislike for each other, however, and soon some accidental encounters begin to look like Edwina is trying to ruin her new rival. The problems escalate and the town is in an uproar, but they get no closer to solving the mystery of the newcomer. Starring Adrian Dunbar , Academy Award-winner and Golden Globe-winner Jim Broadbent, Golden Globe-winner Mia Farrow, Natasha Richardson, and Academy Award and Emmy Award-nominee and Golden Globe-winner Joan Plowright.