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Love on the Land (1999)
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TV Movie or Mini-Series
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| This four hour mini-series was adapted from George Dell's critically acclaimed novel The Earth Abideth. Love on the Land is an epic tale, spanning forty years of adventure, intrigue and scandal. The story is in equal measure gritty, idyllic, provocative and simple. It is the bittersweet story of a family's disintegration and ultimate unification after decades of hardship and tragedy. |
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| Thomas Linthorne, played by Peter Strauss, rises to wealth and influence in spite of humble beginnings. His road to success begins after the Civil War when he acquires a vast piece of land. It is on this land that he and his wife Kate, played by Rachel Ward, start their family and begin building a life together. |
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| Their fortune increases after Lonzo Brewster, played by Hume Cronyn, gives his land to Thomas. however, fate has different plans for Thomas and Kate as Jim, Lonzo's estranged son, returns to his father's land. |
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| Thomas, charmed by Jim's young, attractive wife Lucille, allows them to live on the property. Thomas, Kate and their three children live in a near perfect world. However, as Thomas struggles to maintain a respectable household, cracks begin to appear in their emotional foundation. The strain takes its toll as Thomas raises his children with questionable values. Under the weight of a belligerent neighbour, an overwhelming ambition and wanton ways, Thomas' marriage begins to crumble. The children upon reaching adulthood abandon him. |
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| Near rock bottom, Thomas contemplates suicide. In the depths of depression he accidentally kills his own son. Kate, ever loyal, stands by him. As their world falls apart, her loyalty to Thomas is put to the test. |
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