Release Date

02 Jun, 1991

Runtime

00:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

Original Title

The Black Velvet Gown

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Actors

Bob Peck

Janet McTeer

Geraldine Somerville

Jonathan Firth

David Hunt

Brendan P. Healy

Jean Anderson

Christopher Benjamin

Wendy Williams

Aran Bell

Louise Lombard

Madeleine Moffat

Val McLane

James Garbutt

Donald Bisset

Lizzie McKenzie

Margo Stanley

Caspar Berry

David Oliver

Hywel Berry

Bradley Malcolm

Crew

Norman Stone

Ray Marshall

Carl Davis

Gordon Hann

Neil Calder

Nael Abbas

Martin Boagey

Nic Grant

Nicole Cauverien

Alistair McKenzie

Susie Bruffin

Christine Llewellyn Reeve

Tommy Gormley

John Hughes