Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama television series, which originally aired on the 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, Man of Evil, in 1944. The series was adapted by Anthony Steven, directed by Peter Jefferies and produced by Joe Waters. Chloe Salaman plays the title role of Fanny Hooper, a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.

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Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Y...

Tom Long is staying at his Aunt and Uncle's. When their grandfather clock strikes 13, he discovers ...

The Edwardians is an eight-part miniseries broadcast in 1972–73. An anthology, each 90-minute episod...

In 19th-century London, class lines are sharply drawn, and the social standing to which people are b...

The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scar...

An adaptation of the novel of the same name which follows the breakdown of a young couple's marriage...

Chronicles the lives of four generations of an upper-class family of stockbrokers, set against the b...

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London, 1886. Unbeknownst to his loyal wife Winnie, Verloc, a Soho store owner, works as a secret ag...

In the heart of the modern East End of London, a Victorian slum has been recreated and a group of 21...

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Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that h...

This series travels the length and breadth of Britain to find out how the Victorians built Britain. ...

In Victorian London, a gang of troubled street teens are manipulated into solving crimes for the sin...

Recounts the story of the extended royal family that once ruled the whole of Europe. Told through th...

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