80's TV Mini-Series was also a book .... help is driving me mad!!!!

[Buttonstoo]

Right can't remember much about this (however I remember I loved the story/book)

Set in the 1940's (I think)

Two central chararcters, the male was called John Dunn (I think) and the female a can't remember but John's pet name for her was Lorna, after 'Lorna Doone' and she loves horses.

He is a local working class lad and she is the daughter of a rich family.

They meet in a 'Folly' (can't remember it's name) and have a teenage romance then the story follows their separate lives over the years.  He goes in the army.

At the end they 'find' each other again she is dying and he looks after her to the end *sob*

I thought the 'young female' part was played by Patsy Kensit, but after searching the web it appears not :-(

Can anyone shine ANY light on this ..... it's SO bugging me!!!!!

[Buttonstoo]

It's ok found it! 

'Diana' based on the book by R H Delderfield.  The bloke was called Jan not John btw.

[lindapinda]

I remember that,it was jenny seagrove in the female lead wasn't it?

[Buttonstoo]

Yes!  Who played John/Jan Leigh, the male lead?

[lindapinda]

I googled jenny seagrove,and found it was kevin mcnally.He,s got older,but then haven't we all!

[kempie]

Patsy Kensit did play "Young Diana".

Details here.