| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, NTSC. |
| Language |
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. |
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Special features: The real Anne Lister with Sue Perkins; Maxine Peake in conversation with the director James Kent. |
| Cast |
Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Susan Lynch, Gemma Jones, Christine Bottomley. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Anne Lister is a landowning woman who defied the conventions of her 19th century life to great scandal, for Anne was a lesbian. Her affair with 'soul mate' Marianna Belcombe keeps society guessing but when it is announced that Marianna is to be married to the older, corpulent and wealthy Charles Lawton, Anne is distraught. And so she begins a string of relationships. |
| Subject |
Lesbians -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Arranged marriage -- 19th century -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Made-for-TV movies.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
English, Jane.
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Kent, James, active 1877-1878.
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Peake, Maxine.
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Madeley, Anna, 1977-
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Lynch, Susan, 1971-
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BBC Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780671082 |
| Standard No. |
883929172733 |
| Music No. |
10723640 |
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1000181468 BBC Video |
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