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.
Some of literature's most terrifying characters, including Dr. Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, and iconic...
London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms an...
In the last years of Victoria's reign, London is beset by the "Touched": people — mostly women — who...
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Y...
Taking a 'bottom-up' view of history by exploring everyday lives of the nations ordinary people.
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Violence and Victorian gentility meet in this powerful adaptations of one of Dickens's greatest crea...
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Six part BBC adaptation of the novel for children by Philippa Pearce. Tom Long is staying at his Au...
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It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay between...
Dickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including Scroog...
Set in the dark heart of Victorian London, Detective Inspector Rabbit is a hardened booze-hound who'...
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with t...
Ian Hislop rescues the reputation of the maverick 'Do-Gooders' who he believes fixed the 19th centur...
Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers ...
The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scar...