Harnessing Peacocks
Broadcast
9th May 1993
© Friday Productions
Serena Scott Thomas stars as Hebe who been cast out by her family after a teenage pregnancy. She pays for her son's school fees by cooking for old ladies and sleeping with a small syndicate of adoring men (the peacocks). Harnessing Peacocks was adapted by Andrew Davies from the 1985 novel by Mary Wesley. It was produced by Friday Productions in association with Meridian Broadcasting for the ITV Network.