The Affair is a 1995 American romantic drama television film directed by Paul Seed and starring Courtney B. Vance as an African-American soldier in the United States Army who is deployed to England during World War II and has an affair with a British officer's wife, played by Kerry Fox. The film premiered on HBO on October 14, 1995.
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Cast
Courtney B. Vance as Travis Holloway
Kerry Fox as Maggie Leyland
Ciarán Hinds as Edward Leyland
Leland Gantt as Barrett
Ned Beatty as Colonel Banning
Bill Nunn as Sergeant Rivers
Beatie Edney as Esther
Fraser James as Sonny
Adrian Lester as Ray
Rory Jennings as David Leyland
Nicholas Selby as Mr. Leyland
Anna Cropper as Mrs. Leyland
Rolf Saxon as Captain Marks
Todd Boyce as Captain Carlson
Production
Many extras from the film were American Soldiers stationed at RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, including AFJROTC from Lakenheath AHS.
Broadcast
The Affair aired on HBO on October 14, 1995. It was also broadcast on BBC One on December 3 of the same year.