Screenplay:: Antonia and Jane (1990) (TVE)

Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Alfred Marks, Bill Nighy, Brenda Bruce, Imelda Staunton, Joe Absolom, Lila Kaye, Richard Hope, Saskia Reeves

Synopsis:

Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She’s goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She’s beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other’s guts?