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4 unusual facts about The Camomile Lawn


Lewis Clive

A fictionalised version of Clive appeared in Wesley's The Camomile Lawn and the character, Oliver, was portrayed by Toby Stephens in the TV adaptation.

The Camomile Lawn

The 1992 adaptation was independently produced by Glenn Wilhide and Sophie Belhetchet at ZED Ltd for Channel 4, and directed by Peter Hall.

The character of Oliver was based on her former boyfriend Lewis Clive while Max was based on Paul Ziegler (brother of Heinz Otto Ziegler), one of her friends whose parents died in The Holocaust.

The house in Cornwall was based on Boskenna, the seat of the Paynter family, where Wesley stayed as a child.



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