Women in Love (TV series)

Women in Love is a British two-part television film, a combined adaptation by William Ivory of two D. H. Lawrence novels, The Rainbow (1915) and Women in Love (1920). Directed by Miranda Bowen and produced by Mark Pybus, it features Saskia Reeves, Rachael Stirling, Rosamund Pike, Rory Kinnear, Joseph Mawle and Ben Daniels. It was first transmitted on BBC Four on 24 and 31 March 2011. It was made by Company Pictures and filmed in South Africa.[1] Other cast members included Ben Daniels as Will Brangwen. Music by Chris Letcher.

Women in Love
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GenreDrama
Based onThe Rainbow and Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
Written byWilliam Ivory
Directed byMiranda Bowen
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducerMark Pybus
Running time180 minutes
Production companyCompany Pictures
Release
Original networkBBC Four
Original release24 March (2011-03-24) –
31 March 2011 (2011-03-31)

Cast

Reception

In her review for The Daily Telegraph, Ceri Radford praised the performances and singled out Kinnear as the best. In conclusion, she said: "If you love DH Lawrence’s books, you probably loved this rich and well-acted adaptation. However, you may have found yourself cringing behind a cushion in places if, like me, you felt that the most tumescent thing in Lady Chatterley’s Lover was the prose."[2] Sam Wollaston in The Guardian said that the two novels had been "artfully sewn together" and that it was "quite true to Lawrence in spirit, I think", despite saying he "never got on well" with the author.[3]

References
  1. Gilbert, Gerard (18 March 2011). "Fresh notes on a scandal: BBC4's adaptation of Women in Love has a distinctly female focus". The Independent. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. Radford, Ceri (24 March 2011). "Women in Love, BBC Two [sic], review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. Wollaston, Sam (24 March 2011). "TV Review: Women in Love; Toughest Race On Earth With James Cracknell". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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