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Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 4 wins & 15 nominations total
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- TriviaWhen asked about his nudity in the miniseries at the Starz/Encore portion of the Television Critics Association summer tour in Beverly Hills (via satellite from London), Chris O'Dowd said he thought it was important to the character: "Guess it was just necessary. It would feel very, very silly to be skittish about such things [because] Romola [Garai] is going so far with those things [in her performance]". Also, commenting on his costar Romola Garai and their characters, he said "Romola's such a professional and such a wonderful actor and we kind of made it work... These characters are so selfish and actors aren't the most selfless persons in the world, so combine those two things and it had its ups and downs."
- Alternate versionsThe DVD release includes a scene "The Twins of Drury Lane" which does not appear in the broadcast version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 6 April 2011 (2011)
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Magnificent
I rarely write reviews. However...within two episodes, the BBC licence this year has been worth paying. And with gratitude. Quite fond of a Victorian drama, everything about this series is magnificent. The detail–underarm hair on women, the ugly charm of London in the nineteenth century, the wide open shots of the streets simply for a scene where one woman walks across the road–offering a tantalising view that the viewer could actually be there, the lighting, the makeup, the production, the acting, the direction... I did not recognise Gillian Anderson at all and had to refer to my paper. How far she has come. Chris O'Dowd I thought was an odd choice to begin with–but how he fitted in. Robert Sterne has to be congratulated. It is without a shadow of a doubt that the next two episodes will not disappoint. I must rush out and buy the book. First class.
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- Apr 12, 2011
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- Pétalo carmesí, flor blanca
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- 1.78 : 1
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