Portrait of a Marriage(1990)

They both took lovers - of either sex.

Portrait of a Marriage is a melodrama tracing the real-life love affair between feminist writer Vita Sackville-West and novelist Violet Keppel in post-World War I England. As their relationship deepens, Vita's politician husband Harold Nicolson emerges as an obstacle to their connection, forcing both women to navigate desire against social expectation and marital duty. The series explores themes of identity, passion, and the constraints placed on women—even those of privilege—in an era when same-sex relationships remained hidden from public view. Set against the elegant backdrop of English country estates and London society, Portrait of a Marriage examines how two intelligent, ambitious women carved out space for love in a world determined to deny it.