"Lady Chatterley" (1993) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 June 1993 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Lady Constance Chatterley is married to the handicapped Sir Clifford Chatterley, who was wounded in the First World War...

Plot Keywords:

Sexual Awakening | Sexual Attraction | Wife Pregnant By Another Man | Breasts | Sex

Cast

Joely Richardson	...	Lady Chatterley (4 episodes, 1993)
Sean Bean	...	Mellors (4 episodes, 1993)
James Wilby	...	Sir Clifford Chatterley (4 episodes, 1993)
Shirley Anne Field	...	Mrs. Bolton (4 episodes, 1993)
Melanie Hughes	...	Simpson (4 episodes, 1993)
David Sterne	...	Field (4 episodes, 1993)
Hetty Baynes	...	Hilda (3 episodes, 1993)
Ken Russell	...	Sir Michael Reid (2 episodes, 1993)
Pat Keen	...	Mrs. Mellors (2 episodes, 1993)
Judith Paris	...	Mrs. Marshall (2 episodes, 1993)
Breffni McKenna	...	Donald Forbes (2 episodes, 1993)

Series Directed by
Ken Russell		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Writing credits
Michael Haggiag		(4 episodes, 1993)
D.H. Lawrence		(4 episodes, 1993)
Ken Russell		(4 episodes, 1993)
Ken Taylor		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Produced by
Tom Donald	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Marina Gefter	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Michael Haggiag	....	producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Robert Haggiag	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Barry Hanson	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Wendy Oberman	....	associate producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Ronaldo Vasconcellos	....	line producer (4 episodes, 1993)
Johan Eliasch	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jean-Claude Petit		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Robin Vidgeon		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Film Editing by
Alan Mackay		(4 episodes, 1993)
Mick Audsley		(unknown episodes)
Peter Davies		(unknown episodes)
Xavier Russell		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Susie Bruffin		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Production Design by
James Merifield		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Art Direction by
Malcolm Stone		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Costume Design by
Evangeline Harrison		(4 episodes, 1993)

Series Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	hair stylist (4 episodes, 1993)
Trefor Proud	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1993)
Penny Smith	....	hair designer / makeup designer (4 episodes, 1993)
Claire Smith	....	hair trainee / makeup trainee (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Dickie Bamber	....	executive in charge of production (4 episodes, 1993)
Maureen Muray	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1993)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lynn Hoey	....	third assistant director (4 episodes, 1993)
Davina Nicholson	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1993)
Toby Sherborne	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1993)

Series Art Department
Bryn Siddall	....	prop buyer (4 episodes, 1993)
Debbie Wilson	....	set dresser (4 episodes, 1993)
John Allett	....	dressing propman (unknown episodes)
Les Allett	....	dressing propman (unknown episodes)
Ron Allett	....	stand-by propman (unknown episodes)
Robin Heinson	....	stand-by painter (unknown episodes)
Doug Purdy	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Paul Purdy	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Richard Roberts	....	art department assistant (unknown episodes)
Bob Sherwood	....	dressing propman (unknown episodes)
Ron Skinner	....	stand-by painter (unknown episodes)
Paul Turner	....	stand-by propman (unknown episodes)
Stuart Williams	....	stand-by carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Keith Batten	....	boom operator (4 episodes, 1993)
Brian Blamey	....	sound editor (4 episodes, 1993)
Rusty Coppleman	....	dialogue editor (4 episodes, 1993)
Peter Maxwell	....	dubbing mixer (4 episodes, 1993)
Lionel Selwyn	....	footsteps editor (4 episodes, 1993)
Brian Simmons	....	sound recordist (4 episodes, 1993)
Mick Boggis	....	dubbing mixer (unknown episodes)
Steve Hancock	....	sound camera operator (unknown episodes)
Peter Joly	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Imogen Pollard	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Sale	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Stuart St. Paul	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Foster	....	gaffer (4 episodes, 1993)
Gary Hutchings	....	grip (4 episodes, 1993)
Mark Moriarity	....	focus puller (4 episodes, 1993)
Ken Russell	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1993)
Jack Collins	....	best boy (unknown episodes)
Thomas Guard	....	camera department trainee (unknown episodes)
Peter Harris	....	sparks (unknown episodes)
Daniel Meadows	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Steve Roberts	....	sparks (unknown episodes)
Tony Russell	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
George Vince	....	sparks (unknown episodes)
Helen Williams	....	clapper loader (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Amanda Newland	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Hobbs	....	wardrobe supervisor (4 episodes, 1993)
Joe Hobbs	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Xavier Russell	....	supervising editor (4 episodes, 1993)
Angelica Landry	....	first assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Barry Wordsworth	....	conductor (4 episodes, 1993)
Roland Guillotel	....	music engineer (unknown episodes)
Jean-Claude Petit	....	conductor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Elizabeth Burn	....	production coordinator (4 episodes, 1993)
Peter Elford	....	location manager (4 episodes, 1993)
Peter Lancaster	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 1993)
Steven North	....	executive in charge of development: London Films (4 episodes, 1993)
Andrew Smith	....	production associate: BBC (4 episodes, 1993)
Sheila Wilson	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1993)
Hetty Baynes	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Murray Buesst	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Gavin Charlton	....	sous chef (unknown episodes)
Pauline Hume	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Mark J. Ingram	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Julie Isaacs	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• London Film Productions (as London Films)
• Global Arts
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (for)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1993) (UK) (TV)
• BBC Video (1995) (UK) (VHS)
• Toho-Towa (1995) (Japan) (theatrical) (theatrical version)
• Castle Filmes (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Medusa Home Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• New Star (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Toho Video (1996) (Japan) (all media)
• Toshiba Digital Frontiers (TDF) (1999) (Japan) (DVD) (theatrical version)
• Toshiba Digital Frontiers (TDF) (2000) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• London Philharmonic Orchestra  music recorded by
• Frameline Productions  titles and opticals (theatrical version)
• Mobile Mouthful  catering

Also Known As:

Runtime:

205 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18A (Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 (re-rating) (2007) | Australia:M | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Gaddesden Place, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

London Film Productions

Trivia:

Sean Bean (Oliver Mellors) was called back at the beginning of filming to shoot extra shots on his previous film, Patriot Games (1992) - and during a fight scene, Harrison Ford hit him with a boat hook, which left him with stitches, and later a scar, on his forehead.

Quotes:

Lady Chatterley:We want to make the world dance to our tune, that's all. But the world's got a tune of its own, much older than ours.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (#1.2)" (2008)

A successful adaptation of DH Lawrence's novel to the screen.

Lady Chatterley, whose husband was paralyzed in a war, is faced with the prospect of living the rest of life completely unfulfilled sexually, emotionally and maternally. She then meets Mellors, the family gameskeeper, with whom she begins an affair. D.H. Lawrence's novels, from which the movie was adapted, addressed some very touchy subjects of the 1920's English culture: sexuality and the dichotomy of the social classes. The movie, filmed for TV in four segments, does an excellent job of portraying the lives of Lawrence's characters and the lifestyles and fashion of that era. While the movie seems to get somewhat slow in places, the story would somehow be less complete without them. Part of the controversy surrounding Lawrence's was the great detail with which he described the sexual encounters between Lady Chatterley and Mellors. The books, though banned for many years in England, were nevertheless quite popular and became an instrument of social change. Many movies that attempt to depict sexual intimacy somehow fail to capture the atmosphere or feeling of the moment quite as well as director Ken Russell did in this movie. The scenes were quite convincing and should be required viewing for anyone who wishes to avoid movies where the sex scenes were added solely for the sake of the box office. The actors Joely Richardson and Sean Bean did a superb job at presenting to the audience the sexual intimacy and how they were affected by the social ramifications of their relationship. Despite the rather long playing time of the movie, they manage to maintain the quality of their roles as people in a complex social predicament. While the movie contains some nudity, it is important to note that the only scene that depicts full-frontal nudity is one that is void of any sexuality; the couple, overwhelmed at having found true joy in their lives, run and frolic naked through the woods. A good lesson for future moviemakers and censors: nudity in movies need not - nor should it always be - associated with sex. The bottom line: Lady Chatterley is a good quality love story that includes all the social politics, the old-world class distictinctions, and the many other elements that make up the relationship of the couple involved. If you liked the books, you will most likely enjoy this movie as well.