Wide-Eyed and Legless

Wide-Eyed and Legless (known in the US as The Wedding Gift) is a 1993 made-for-TV British drama film directed by Richard Loncraine.

For the 1975 song by Andy Fairweather Low, see Wide Eyed and Legless.

Wide-Eyed and Legless
Directed byRichard Loncraine
Written byJack Rosenthal
Deric Longden
StarringJulie Walters
Jim Broadbent
Thora Hird
Release date
1993
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

It is based on the 1989 book Diana's Story by Deric Longden, who co-wrote the script with Jack Rosenthal.[1] It tells the story of his marriage to his wife, Diana, who contracts a chronic, degenerative illness that medical officials were unable to understand at the time (now believed to be Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). As Diana's health faltered, she secretly set him up with another woman to help ease his pain over her eventual death. A sequel dealing with Longden's mother's decline into dementia after his second marriage, Lost for Words, followed in 1999. Wide-Eyed and Legless was the original title of the TV adaptation shown on Screen One (BBC1) starring Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Thora Hird, with supporting performances from Andrew Lancel, Moya Brady & Ashley Artu for the American release the film's title changed to "The Wedding Gift".

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References
  1. "Deric Longden: Deric Longden, who has died aged 76, wrote books that brought a gentle and life-enhancing humour to the problems of living with disability". The Telegraph. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  2. MacCambridge, Michael (22 December 1994). "it's a LOVE-HATE thing". Austin American-Statesman (Final ed.). p. 38.
  3. Meyer, George (30 December 1994). "The Year of the Middling Movie". The Ledger. p. 6TO.


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