- Christabel (1988 TV drama)
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Christabel is a five-part British drama series first shown on BBC1 between 16 November and 17 December 1988.[1] Each episode runs around 65 minutes. It stars Elizabeth Hurley in the title role (in one of her first leading performances).
It is about Christabel Bielenberg, an English woman married to a German lawyer during World War II. The screenplay was written by Dennis Potter, and was based on the memoirs of Christabel Bielenberg. The series was directed by Adrian Shergold.
The entire series is included as a film in the "Box Office Gold 50 Movie Pack" collection in N America (ASIN B0012VCN9W). Used copies of this are often available at reasonable prices through online resellers and auction sites.
Cast
Actor Role Elizabeth Hurley Christabel Bielenberg Stephen Dillane Peter Bielenberg Geoffrey Palmer Mr Burton Ann Bell Mrs Burton Nigel Le Vaillant Adam von Trott zu Solz Sam Kelly Carl Langbehn References
- ^ Christabel, BFI Film & TV database
The works of Dennis Potter Television
playsThe Confidence Course (1965) · Alice (1965) · Almost Cinderella (unproduced, 1965) · Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965) · Vote Vote Vote for Nigel Barton (1965) · Emergency – Ward 9 (1966) · Where the Buffalo Roam (1966) · Message for Posterity (1967) · The Bonegrinder (1968) · Shaggy Dog (1968) · A Beast with Two Backs (1968) · Moonlight on the Highway (1969) · Son of Man (1969) · Lay Down Your Arms (1970) · Angels Are So Few (1970) · Paper Roses (1971) · Traitor (1971) · Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) · Only Make Believe (1973) · A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (1973) · Joe's Ark (1974) · Schmoedipus (1974) · Double Dare (1976) · Where Adam Stood (1976) · Blue Remembered Hills (1979) · Blade on the Feather (1980) · Rain on the Roof (1980) · Cream in My Coffee (1980) · Visitors (1987) · Brimstone and Treacle (1987)Television
serialsCasanova (1971) · Late Call (1975) · The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) · Pennies From Heaven (1978) · Tender Is the Night (1985) · The Singing Detective (1986) · Christabel (1988) · Blackeyes (1989) · Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) · Karaoke (1996) · Cold Lazarus (1996)Films Pennies from Heaven (1981) · Brimstone and Treacle (1982) · Gorky Park (1983) · Dreamchild (1985) · Track 29 (1988) · Secret Friends (1991) · Midnight Movie (1993) · Mesmer (1993) · The Singing Detective (2003)Stage Sufficient Carbohydrate (1983)Select
publicationsThe Glittering Coffin (1960) · The Changing Forest: Life in the Forest of Dean Today (1962) · Hide and Seek (novel, 1973) · Waiting for the Boat: Dennis Potter on Television (1984) · Ticket to Ride (novel, 1986) · Potter on Potter (1993) · Seeing the Blossom: Two Interviews, A Lecture and A Story (1994)
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