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| Lillie | |
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| Starring | Francesca Annis Anton Rodgers Denis Lill Peter Egan |
| Music by | Joseph Horovitz |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tony Wharmby |
| Producer | Jack Williams |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 24 September – 17 December 1978 |
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Lillie is a British television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV and broadcast from 24 September to 17 December 1978.[1]
This period serial stars Francesca Annis in the title role of Lillie Langtry. She had played the same character in the 1975 ATV series Edward the Seventh and many of its writers and directors helped to create this one.
Other actors featured include Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry, Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde, Brian Deacon as Frank Miles, Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West, Don Fellows as James Whistler, David Gwillim as Arthur Jones and Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere. Denis Lill played Bertie, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). He had played Frederick Ponsonby to Timothy West's Edward in the Edward the Seventh series.
Annis won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for the role in 1979.[2]
The series has a total of 13 episodes. It is available on DVD in both the UK and North American markets, and has also been repeated on UKTV Drama.
- ^ "Lillie". Apple TV. 23 September 1978. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "1979 Television Actress". British Academy Film Awards. Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2024 – via awards.bafta.org.