Fanny by Gaslight (TV series)
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Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama
television series which originally aired on BBC
between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight
by Michael Sadleir
which had previously been adapted into a film Fanny by Gaslight
in 1944. Chloe Salaman
plays the title role of Fanny Hooper a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television series which originally aired on BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (novel)
Fanny by Gaslight is the best known novel of Michael Sadleir. Written in 1940 and filmed in 1944, it is a fictional exploration of prostitution in Victorian London. In 1981 it was turned into a four-part BBC television series Fanny by Gaslight with Chloe Salaman in the title role....
by Michael Sadleir
Michael Sadleir
Michael Sadleir was a British novelist and book collector.-Biography:He was born Michael Sadler, though upon beginning to publish novels he altered the spelling of his name to differentiate himself from his father, Michael Ernest Sadler, a historian and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds...
which had previously been adapted into a film Fanny by Gaslight
Fanny by Gaslight (film)
Fanny by Gaslight was a 1944 British drama film, produced by Gainsborough Pictures, set in the 1870s and adapted from a novel by Michael Sadleir . It was one of its famous period-set "Gainsborough melodramas"...
in 1944. Chloe Salaman
Chloe Salaman
Chloe Salaman is an English film and television actress.-Career:She has appeared in several films and various television productions including appearing as Princess Elspeth in the fantasy film Dragonslayer and Sarah Churchill in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years , an eight-part television...
plays the title role of Fanny Hooper a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.
Partial cast
- Chloe SalamanChloe SalamanChloe Salaman is an English film and television actress.-Career:She has appeared in several films and various television productions including appearing as Princess Elspeth in the fantasy film Dragonslayer and Sarah Churchill in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years , an eight-part television...
- Fanny Hooper - Peter WoodwardPeter WoodwardPeter Woodward is an English actor, stuntman and screenwriter. He is probably best known for his role as Galen in the Babylon 5 spin-offs Babylon 5: A Call to Arms, Crusade and Babylon 5: The Lost Tales....
- Harry Somerford - Michael CulverMichael CulverMichael Culver is an English actor.He was born in Hampstead, London, the son of actor Roland Culver and casting director Daphne Rye...
- Lord Manderstoke - Julia ChambersJulia Chambers-Selected filmography:Television* The Mallens * Cribb * Sense and Sensibility * Agatha Christie's Poirot * Wycliffe -References:...
- Lucy Beckett