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Apr 4, 1993 · The Black Velvet Gown: Directed by Norman Stone. With Bob Peck, Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, Brendan P. Healy. In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller.
The Black Velvet Gown is the compelling story of a mother and daughter, often at odds with each other, facing the need to challenge and fight the prejudices of an age â a narrative of great power and diversity that has become one of Catherine Cooksonâ s major achievements. 356 pages, Paperback.
The Black Velvet Gown is a 1991 ITV television film, based on the 1984 novel by Catherine Cookson, and starring Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, and Bob Peck. It won an International Emmy for Best Drama. The film was produced by World Wide International Production for Tyne Tees Television.
In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children.
In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller gives Riah the gift of a black velvet gown and educates her children.
Catherine Cookson's The Black Velvet Gown ★★½ The Black Velvet Gown 1992. Riah Millican (McTeer) is a poor miner's widow living in rural 1834 England with her three children. She finds work as a housekeeper to the reclusive Miller (Peck), who agrees to educate her children and even gives Riah the titular gown, which was once his mother's.
Apr 4, 1993 · In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children.
The Black Velvet Gown. Literacy burdens a miner's widow (Janet McTeer) and children in 1830s northern England. Watch The Black Velvet Gown with a subscription on Prime Video.
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Mar 24, 2011 · The Black Velvet Gown is the compelling story of a mother and daughter, often at odds with each other, facing the need to challenge and fight the prejudices of an age – a narrative of great power and diversity that has become one of Catherine Cookson’s major achievements.
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The Black Velvet Gown. Winner of an International Emmy® for Best Drama and based on the novel by Catherine Cookson, this period drama set in 1830s England portrays the complicated relationship between a mother (Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs) and daughter (Geraldine Somerville, Gosford Park) as they fight for a better life and challenge the ...
