| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Oranges_are_not_the_only_fruit.jpg) Charlotte Coleman and Geraldine McEwan in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
| Created by | Jeanette Winterson |
| Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
| Starring | Charlotte Coleman Geraldine McEwan Kenneth Cranham Cathryn Bradshaw |
| Opening theme | Rachel Portman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Phillippa Giles |
| Running time | 165 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 January – 24 January 1990 |
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a 1990 BBC television drama miniseries, directed by Beeban Kidron. Jeanette Winterson wrote the screenplay, adapting her semi-autobiographical first novel of the same name (published 1985).[1] The BBC produced and screened three episodes, running to a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes.[2] A 145 minute continuous version was screened at the London Film Festival on 25 November 1989.[3] The series was released on DVD in 2005.[4]
The series won the BAFTA award for Best Drama Series or Serial.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit (1990)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ John J. O'Connor (29 November 1990). "Review/Television; A Lesbian Comes of Age, And Not in an Easy Way - New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Jeavons, Clyde (1989). 33rd London Film Festival. p. 18.
- ^ Hal Erickson (2007). "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (trailer)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2012.