In Love with Barbara is a 2008 drama television film, inspired by the life of the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland, which tells the story of what made her the Queen of Romance. It was written by Jacquetta May and shown on BBC Four at 9:00pm, on Sunday 26 October 2008.

Cast

Anne Reid – Barbara Cartland

David Warner – Lord Mountbatten

Sinead Matthews – Young Barbara

Tom Burke – Ronald Cartland

Rebekah Staton – Helen

Jacquetta May – Polly Cartland

Christopher Naylor – Hugh McCorquodale

Elliot Cowan – 'Sacchie' McCorquodale

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2008 television films

2008 films

2008 romantic drama films

British romantic drama films

Biographical films about writers

Cultural depictions of writers

Cultural depictions of British women

Cultural depictions of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

2000s English-language films

2000s British films

British drama television films

English-language romantic drama films

In Love with Barbara