The Black Velvet Gown (1991)
In het Engeland van 1834 komt de jonge weduwe Riah Millican met haar drie kinderen op straat te staan. De rijke, teruggetrokken Percial Miller neemt haar aan als huishoudster van Gulmington Mansion. Terwijl Riah het huis in order houdt, krijgen haar kinderen scholing van Percival. Maar wanneer Riah erachter komt dat Percical een duistere drijfveer heeft voor zijn goede daden, proberert ze uit alle macht haar vrijheid terug te krijgen. Zal het haar lukken uit de greep van de bedrieglijke Percival te raken? The Black Velvet Gown, naar een bereoemde roman van Catherine Cookson, werd bekroond met een Emmy Award. Een meeslepende miniserie vol spanning, intrige en romantiek.
Regiseur: Norman Stone
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Bob Peck as Percival Miller |
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Janet McTeer as Riah Millican |
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Geraldine Somerville as Biddy Millican |
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Jonathan Firth as Paul Gallmington |
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David Hunt as Laurence Gallmington |
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Brendan P. Healy as Tol Briston |
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Jean Anderson as Madame Gallmington |
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Christopher Benjamin as Anthony Gallington |
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Wendy Williams as Grace Gallmington |
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Aran Bell as Stephen Gallmington |
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Louise Lombard as Lucy Gallmington |
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Madeleine Moffat as Jessie Hobson |
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Val McLane as Annie Griston |
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James Garbutt as Doctor Pritchard |
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Donald Bisset as Mr. Morgan |
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Lizzie McKenzie as Fanny Briggs |
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Margo Stanley as Mrs. Fulton |
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Caspar Berry as Older Davey Millican |
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David Oliver as Younger Davey Millican |
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Hywel Berry as Older Johnny Millican |
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Bradley Malcolm as Younger Johnny Millican |
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Kelly Anne Greenhalgh as Younger Biddy Millican |
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Joe Ging as Parson Weeks |
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Judith Parker as Jean Bitton |
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Jean Southern as Mrs. Fitzsimmons |
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Jon Croft as Thomas Froggett |
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Harry Herring as Yarrow |
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Alan Hockey as Lodgekeeper |
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Suzanne Richardson as Florrie McNulty |
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Jennifer Thorne as Madame Arnaud |
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Ian Cullen as Beckett |
| Directing | Norman Stone | Director |
| Production | Ray Marshall | Producer |
| Sound | Carl Davis | Music |
| Writing | Gordon Hann | Writer |
| Directing | Neil Calder | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nael Abbas | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Boagey | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Nic Grant | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Nicole Cauverien | Script Editor |
| Camera | Alistair McKenzie | Camera Operator |
| Production | Susie Bruffin | Casting Director |
| Production | Christine Llewellyn Reeve | Location Manager |
| Directing | Tommy Gormley | Third Assistant Director |
| Sound | John Hughes | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gillian Garner | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Peter McAleese | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Angela Marks | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Thomas Mattinson | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Jim Will | Grip |
| Lighting | Ken Campbell | Gaffer |
| Art | Tim Puttnam | Art Direction |
| Editing | John MacDonnell | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Boost | Hair Department Head |
| Sound | Ian Frame | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Delphine Roche-Gordon | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadia El-Saffar | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katherine Hyland | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Production | Ray Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ian Jackson | Focus Puller |
| Art | Pauline Hume | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Amanda Newland | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Helen Mallon | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jennifer Boost | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Don Bell | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Peter McAleese | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ken Westbury | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ashley Wilkinson | Production Design |
| Production | Michael Chaplin | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jill Graham | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Andrew Gunn | Clapper Loader |
| Art | Gary Crumpton | Construction Manager |
| Writing | Catherine Cookson | Writer |