Man in an Orange Shirt | |
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Written by | Patrick Gale |
Directed by | Michael Samuels |
Starring | |
Composer | Dan Jones |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Production | |
Production company | BBC |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 31 July 2017 |
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Man in an Orange Shirt is a two-part British television movie from the BBC. It was produced by Kudos Film and Television and premiered on 31 July 2017 at BBC One. The film drama tells three love stories from two generations of a family, in the 1940s and in 2017.
Vanessa Redgrave, Julian Morris, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen act in the lead roles, directed by Michael Samuels. The script and idea come from the British best-selling-author Patrick Gale, whose family history is the autobiographical core of the plot. The film won 2018 International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie or Miniseries.