Analyzing Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson's 1995 separation following their liaison with Helena Bonham Carter

Even though Emma Thompson and Kenneth 

Branagh were only wed for six years, 

the incident that caused their divorce was widely covered for years.

While filming the BBC series Fortunes of War in 1987

 the Love Actually actress and the Hamlet director

 fell in love and got married two years later. 

One of England's most famous couples at the time

the couple worked together frequently while they were married.