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9 October 2002 (UK) morePlot:
Set in the 1890's, tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Very enjoyable, campy romp through 1890s lesbo London moreCast
(Credited cast)| Rachael Stirling | ... | Nan Astley | |
| Keeley Hawes | ... | Kitty Butler | |
| Anna Chancellor | ... | Diana Lethaby | |
| Jodhi May | ... | Florence Banner | |
| Hugh Bonneville | ... | Ralph Banner | |
| Johnny Vegas | ... | Gully Sutherland | |
| Alexei Sayle | ... | Charles Frobisher | |
| John Bowe | ... | Walter Bliss | |
| Sally Hawkins | ... | Zena Blake | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Louis Alderton | ... | Baby Cyril | |
| Nick Bartlett | ... | Drunk Man | |
| Diane Beck | ... | Annie Price | |
| Di Botcher | ... | Woman with Cigar | |
| Carl Chase | ... | Corder | |
| Edward Clayton | ... | Rough Customer | |
| Sarah Crowden | ... | Woman with Pipe | |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | ... | Freddy | |
| Angela Curran | ... | Mrs. Sykes | |
| Heather Dickinson | ... | Grace Milne | |
| Monica Dolan | ... | Alice Astley | |
| Abby Ford | ... | Miss Brown | |
| Janet Fullerlove | ... | Elsie | |
| Susie Gossling Valerio | ... | Singer | |
| Sam Graham | ... | Man at Mrs. Milne's | |
| Milly Gregory | ... | Mary | |
| Janet Henfrey | ... | Mrs. Jex | |
| Richard Hope | ... | Mr. Astley | |
| Annie Hulley | ... | Mrs. Astley | |
| Alex Kelly | ... | Gay Girl | |
| Dean Lennox Kelly | ... | Tony Reeves | |
| Peter Kelly | ... | Davy Astley | |
| Michael Kilgarriff | ... | Music Hall Chairman | |
| Daniel Mays | ... | Jimmy Burns | |
| Eleanor McCready | ... | Tramp Lady | |
| Jim McManus | ... | Tricky Reeves | |
| Richard Pettyfer | |||
| Paul Ready | ... | Renter Alice | |
| David Simeon | ... | Middle-Aged Gent | |
| William Sleigh | ... | Barber | |
| David Spinx | ... | Rough Man | |
| Bernice Stegers | ... | Mrs. Denby | |
| Sara Stockbridge | ... | Dickie | |
| Tilly Vosburgh | ... | Mrs. Milne | |
| Theresa Watson | ... | Mrs. Best | |
| David Webber | ... | Bill | |
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177 min (3 parts)Country:
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In an interview Keeley Hawes said that she and Rachel Stirling got drunk before shooting the love scenes, but also said kissing a woman was not much different than kissing a man. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The roses Kitty gives out in her act are obviously artificial. But later when Nan shows Kitty she kept the rose she received from her, the rose is wilted. moreQuotes:
Freddy: You can hold on as tight as you like. Don't worry, I'll tell you if it hurts.Nancy Nan Astley: No, I don't want to!
Freddy: What's the matter?
Nancy Nan Astley: Nothing, I just don't want that Freddy.
Freddy: I am serious you know Nan? We could be engaged! Well, then it would be alright wouldn't it?
Nancy Nan Astley: Can't we just go on as we are?
Freddy: You don't really care for me at all.
Nancy Nan Astley: I do though.
Freddy: No you don't, you just like to keep me there tagging along like. If you really cared for me you'd let me do it.
Nancy Nan Astley: Well then, I don't care for you!
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For every fan of coming of age tales, this 3 hour adaptation of the
Sarah Waters novel is pure fun. Cinematic nods to Baz Luhrman's
kinetic style, as well as to all those prim and proper period pieces
ever present on the BBC (where you're likely to have seen almost
every prominent member of this cast). It's rather bawdy and over
the top in spots, but that's just what the novel called for. The cast
is appealing and, in the cases of Anna Chancellor and Hugh
Bonneville, perfect. In the case of Rachel Sterling, as our heroine
Nan, you simply must overlook the fact that she's far too pretty to
ever be mistaken for a boy and run with it. It's a fantasy, after all.
Some fans of the novel may be put out by the various changes in
character (particularly that of Jodhi May's character, Florence), but
the changes all work toward the greater good of this teleplay and
provide an overall high quality entertainment value.