The Black Velvet Gown is a 1991 ITV television film, based on the 1984 novel by Catherine Cookson, and starring Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, and Bob Peck.[1] It won an International Emmy for Best Drama.[2][3]
| The Black Velvet Gown | |
|---|---|
| Based on | The Black Velvet Gown by Catherine Cookson |
| Screenplay by | Gordon Hann |
| Directed by | Norman Stone Pranay Patwardhan |
| Starring | Janet McTeer Geraldine Somerville Bob Peck |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Michael Chaplin Ray Marshall Vrushank Velhankar |
| Producers | Ray Marshall Victor Glynn |
| Running time | 110 minutes |
| Production companies | World Wide International Television Portman Productions Tyne Tees Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 2 June 1991 |
The film was produced by World Wide International Production for Tyne Tees Television.
Cast
edit- Janet McTeer as Riah Millican
- Geraldine Somerville as Biddy Millican
- Bob Peck as Percival Miller
- Brendan P. Healy as Tol Briston
- Jean Anderson as Madame Gallmington
- Christopher Benjamin as Anthony Gallmington
- Wendy Williams as Grace Gallmington
- David Hunt as Laurence Gallmington
- Jonathan Firth as Paul Gallmington
- Louise Lombard as Lucy Gallmington
References
edit- ^ "The Black Velvet Gown". IMDb. 4 April 1993.
- ^ "Hollywood on Tyne: Catherine Cookson Dramas". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "The Catherine Cookson Collection Overview". Archived from the original on 8 November 2011.
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