Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.

****Critic Reviews For On Chesil Beach****

• " “On Chesil Beach” is PBS-tasteful in its approach, but its power rests in a restraint that makes what it builds to all the more moving." – Cary Darling , Houston Chronicle
• “What had been impossibly sweet becomes simply impossible, and old-fashioned mores prove unsuited to the task of navigating the emotional morass.”- Matthew Lickona , San Diego Reader
• “There's splendid acting across the board and assured direction by Cooke, a stage veteran making his feature debut…” – Peter Howell , Toronto Star