Joan Sims was originally cast in the part of Lettice Deveral but had to withdraw from the film when she fractured a rib after falling from a bicycle whilst rehearsing a scene. The part was recast with Rosalie Crutchley.
A Village Affair (1995) is a British television film based on the 1989 eponymous novel by Joanna Trollope. It was broadcast by ITV on 17 April 1995. The film was directed by Moira Armstrong from a teleplay by Alma Cullen. The film starred Sophie Ward, Kerry Fox, Nathaniel Parker, Jeremy Northam, Michael Gough and Claire Bloom.