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Scent of a Woman

College student Charlie Simms learns - rather quickly - how much he has yet to see and how much life he has yet to experience when he takes a job watching over a blind army veteran.

Lt Col Frank Slad is a bombastic retired army officer who has lost his sight but has not lost his passion for living. Charlie Simms is a young college student who takes a job watching over the blind iconoclast. He learns rather quickly, however, how much he has yet to see and how much life he has yet to experience.

2 hours, 28 minutes

On TV

Saturday23:55
BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD

Credits

Lt Col Frank SladeAl Pacino
Charlie SimmsChris O'Donnell
Mr TraskJames Rebhorn
DonnaGabrielle Anwar
George Willis JrPhilip Seymour Hoffman
Harry HavemeyerNicholas Sadler
WR SladeRichard Venture
RandyBradley Whitford
GretchenRochelle Oliver
Officer GoreRon Eldard
DirectorMartin Brest
WriterBo Goldman
ProducerMartin Brest

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Apr 202522:00
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Tue 15 Jul 202522:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Tue 15 Jul 202523:10
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Saturday23:55
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD

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