My House in Umbria

Synopsis

Emily Delahunty is an eccentric British romance novelist who lives in Umbria in central Italy. One day while travelling, the train she is on is bombed by terrorists. After she wakes up in a hospital, she invites three of the other survivors of the disaster to stay at her Italian villa for recuperation. Of these are The General, a retired British Army veteran, Werner, a young German man, and Aimee, a young American girl who has now become mute after her parents were both killed in the explosion.

Top cast

Maggie Smith

Mrs. Emily Delahunty

Ronnie Barker

The General

Chris Cooper

Thomas 'Tom' Riversmith

Benno Fürmann

Werner

Giancarlo Giannini

Inspector Girotti

Timothy Spall

Quinty

Libero De Rienzo

Dr. Innocenti

Emmy Clarke

Aimee

Cecilia Dazzi

Rosa Crevelli

Anna Longhi

Signora Barcini