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The Black Velvet Gown (1991)
Directed by Norman Stone
Overview
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.
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 | Kelly Anne Greenhalgh | Joe Ging | Judith Parker | Jean Southern | Jon Croft | Harry Herring | Alan Hockey | Suzanne Richardson | Jennifer Thorne | Ian Cullen