The Woman in White (2018 TV series) - Wikipedia
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| The Woman in White | |
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| Genre | Psychological thriller[1] |
| Based on | The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins |
| Written by | Fiona Seres |
| Directed by | Carl Tibbetts |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Sarah Curtis |
| Cinematography | Eben Bolter |
| Editor | Helen Chapman |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Origin Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 22 April – 7 May 2018 |
The Woman in White is a five-part BBC television adaptation of the 1860 sensation novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins. The series began airing on BBC One on 22 April 2018,[2] and stars Jessie Buckley, Ben Hardy, Olivia Vinall, Dougray Scott and Charles Dance.[1]
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Cast and characters
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- Jessie Buckley as Marian Halcombe[3][4]
- Ben Hardy as Walter Hartright
- Olivia Vinall as Laura Fairlie/Anne Catherick
- Dougray Scott as Sir Percival Glyde
- Riccardo Scamarcio as Count Fosco
- Charles Dance as Frederick Fairlie
- Art Malik as Erasmus Nash
- Joanna Scanlan as Mrs Vesey
- Vicki Pepperdine as Mrs Michelson
- Kerry Fox as Mrs Catherick
- Nicholas Jones as Mr Gilmore
- Ivan Kaye as Professor Pesca[5][6]
- Sonya Cassidy as Madam Fosco
- Cathy Belton as Mrs Hartright
- Tony Flynn as Mr Merriman, Percival Glyde's solicitor
Filming for the series began in February 2017 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[8]
Differences from the novel
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The script condensed the original novel. In the television production, the character Erasmus Nash (played by Art Malik) was added to achieve some of that condensation. In the book, Walter does all of Nash's detective activities.[9]
- ^ a b Lodderhose, Diana (21 February 2017). "Ben Hardy, Jessie Buckley, Dougray Scott & Charles Dance Head To BBC's 'The Woman In White' Remake". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ "First-look snap of Ben Hardy in The Woman In White revealed". Belfast Telegraph. 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Ben Hardy and Jessie Buckley to star in BBC One adaptation of Wilkie Collins' psychological thriller The Woman In White". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 22 February 2017.
- ^ "BBC One's bold new adaptation of Wilkie Collins' psychological thriller". BBC Media Centre. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Ivan Kaye - Official Page (Spotlight)". www.spotlight.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "BBC - The Woman In White - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Weekly top 30 programmes | BARB". www.barb.co.uk.
- ^ "Ben Hardy lands lead in BBC's The Woman in White". Belfast Telegraph. 22 February 2017.
- ^ "The Woman in White: 10 major differences between the Wilkie Collins book and the BBC series". The Telegraph. 8 May 2018.
