Florence Nightingale (television drama)
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Florence Nightingale was a 60-minute 2008 BBC One
television drama on the early years of Florence Nightingale
, from 1837 to the Royal Commission into the Crimean War
. Nightingale was played by Laura Fraser
, and her father by Michael Pennington
. It was first broadcast on Sunday 1 June 2008.
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
television drama on the early years of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
, from 1837 to the Royal Commission into the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. Nightingale was played by Laura Fraser
Laura Fraser
Laura Fraser is a Scottish actress.-Early life:Fraser is the daughter of Rose, a college lecturer and nurse, and Alister Fraser, a scriptwriter who also worked in business. She attended Hillhead High School and is a former member of the Scottish Youth Theatre...
, and her father by Michael Pennington
Michael Pennington
Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington is a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company...
. It was first broadcast on Sunday 1 June 2008.
Cast
- Surviving Soldier - Derek Hicks
- Queen Victoria - Zoe Street Howe
- Lord PalmerstonHenry Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonHenry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC , known popularly as Lord Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century...
- Andrew Harrison - Watson, Nightingale maid - Lorraine CheshireLorraine CheshireLorraine Cheshire is a British actress from Wythenshawe, Manchester.Date of birth: 4 September 1958 -Credits:*Massive 2008*Life on Mars 2007*Tittybangbang 2006*Early Doors 2003*Mrs Meitlemeihr 2002...
- Music Hall
- BarkerBarker (occupation)A barker is a person who attempts to attract patrons to entertainment events, such as a circus or funfair, by exhorting passing public, describing attractions of show and emphasizing variety, novelty, beauty, or some other feature believed to incite listeners to attend entertainment...
- Roy HuddRoy HuddRoy Hudd, OBE is an English comedian, actor, radio host and author, and an authority on the history of music hall entertainment.- Early life :... - Florence - Daryl Fishwick
- Performers - Ben Stott, Sam Maurice, Paul Moorcroft, Richard KellyRichard KellyRichard Kelly or Kelley may refer to:*Richard Kelly , founder of the Tuam Herald newspaper in 1837*Richard Kelly , American film director, known for 2001's Donnie Darko...
, Harriet Web, Kate Joseph
- Barker
- Doctor - Robert Aram
- Fanny, Florence's mother - Barbara MartenBarbara MartenBarbara Marten is a British actress.Barbara went to drama school as a teenager and says that it actually put her off becoming an actress. She trained as a teacher and taught for two years before being drawn back to the stage. After becoming involved with a theatre group in Coventry, Barbara joined...
- Parthenope, Florence's elder sister - Catherine TyldesleyCatherine TyldesleyCatherine Tyldesley is an English actress, known for portraying Iris Moss in Lilies and Eva Price in Coronation Street from 2011.-Background:Tyldesley is from Walkden, Greater Manchester. She attended St...
- Sidney Herbert - Ian BartholomewIan BartholomewIan Bartholomew is an English actor who has worked widely in both theatre and television.In television Bartholomew's work has ranged from The Darling Buds of May, Rumpole of the Bailey, Minder, and more recently, Making Waves and Spooks....
- The Colonel - Keith CliffordKeith CliffordKeith Clifford in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK is a British actor best known for his role as Billy Hardcastle on Last of the Summer Wine between 1999 and 2006....
- Richard Monckton Milnes - Paul OpacicPaul OpacicPaul Opacic is an English actor. He is currently best known for his role as Carl Costello in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks.-Career:...
- Nurse interviewees - Chris Kerry, Cheryl Willday, Violet Foode, Wendy Patterson, Debbie RushDebbie RushDebbie Rush is an English actress. She is currently playing the role of Anna Windass in Coronation Street.After training at the Manchester School Of Acting when she was in her thirties, she has also starred in Shameless and Hollyoaks in the City. Rush also filmed the role of "Pam" in the horror...
- Mother Mary Clare - Olwen May
- Orderly - John AxonJohn AxonJohn Axon GC was an English train driver from Stockport who died while trying to stop a runaway freight train on a 1 in 58 gradient near Buxton in Derbyshire after a brake failure. The train consisted of an ex-LMS Stanier Class 8F 2-8-0 No...
- Sir John HallJohn Hall (doctor)Sir John Hall was a British military surgeon.Studying at Guy's Hospital and St Thomas's Hospital, he joined the Army Medical Service in June 1815, being posted to Flanders just in time for the final stages of the Waterloo campaign...
- Jon Croft - Fitzgerald - Tim Beasley
- Dr Farr - Sam McKenzie
Crew
- Writer and director - Norman StoneNorman StoneNorman Stone is a British academic, historian, author and is currently a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara...
- Producer - Roger Childs
- Consulting Producer - Kenneth Cavander
- Director of Photography - Michael FoxMichael FoxMichael Fox may refer to:* Michael J. Fox , Canadian-American actor* Michael Fox , American character actor* Michael Fox , British actor...
- Editor - Colin Goudie
- Music - Jeremy SouleJeremy SouleJeremy Soule is an American composer of soundtracks for film, television and video games. He has won multiple awards and has been described as the "John Williams of video game music" and "a model of success" for Western composers. He has composed soundtracks for over 60 games and over a dozen...
Filming locations
- Lea hurst, DerbyshireDerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
- Butterley Station, RipleyRipley, DerbyshireRipley is a town in the Amber Valley area of Derbyshire in England.- Earliest history :Not much information is available as to when Ripley was founded, but it existed at the time of the Domesday Book, when it was held by a man called Levenot....
- St John the Baptist Church, TideswellTideswellTideswell is a village and civil parish in the Peak District of Derbyshire, in England. It lies east of Buxton on the B6049, in a wide dry valley on a limestone plateau, at an altitude of above sea level, and is within the District of Derbyshire Dales...
- Manchester Town HallManchester Town HallManchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era, Neo-gothic municipal building in Manchester, England. The building functions as the ceremonial headquarters of Manchester City Council and houses a number of local government departments....
- Croxteth Hall, St George's Hall, High Park Reservoir - Liverpool