A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending is a novel by Joan Smith. It was first published in 1987 by British firm Faber and Faber.

1992 television adaptation
The story was adapted for television in 1992. The cast included:


 * Janet McTeer – Loretta Lawson
 * Imelda Staunton – Bridget Bennet
 * Paul Brooke – Humphrey Morris
 * Suzanna Hamilton – Veronica Puddephat
 * Joanna McCallum – Miriam Morris
 * Kevin McNally – Andrew Gardner
 * Bill Nighy – John Tracey
 * Clarke Peters – Theo Sykes
 * Greg Wise – Jamie Baird
 * Buki Armstrong - Bethany Edwards
 * Charlotte Cornwell – Insp. Parkinson
 * Matyelock Gibbs - Elizabeth Grant
 * Peter Lovstrom - Arthur Goodchild
 * Andrew Seear - Coroner
 * Richard Vernon – Miriam's father
 * Phillip Anthony - Mr Koogan
 * Yves Aubert as French porter
 * Nigel Bradshaw - Hugh Puddephat
 * Lucy Briers - Student
 * Lolita Chakrabarti - Sue
 * Sophia Diaz - Sylvie
 * Jennifer Gibson - Melanie Gandell
 * Toby Whithouse - Student
 * Harry Davenport, Kate McEnery, Simon Owen, and Matthew Owens - The Morris Children