Lady Chatterley (TV serial)

Lady Chatterley
Based on	Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence
Written by	Ken Russell Michael Haggiag
Directed by	Ken Russell
Starring	Joely Richardson Sean Bean James Wilby Hetty Baynes Shirley Anne Field
Composer	Jean-Claude Petit
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Tom Donald Robert Haggiag Barry Hanson Johan Eliasch
Producer	Michael Haggiag
Cinematography	Robin Vidgeon
Editors	Mick Audsley Peter Davies Alan Mackay Xavier Russell
Running time	55 minutes
Production company	London Film Productions in association with Global Arts for BBC
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	6 June (1993-06-06) – 27 June 1993 (1993-06-27)

Lady Chatterley is a 1993 BBC television serial starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson. It is an adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, first broadcast on BBC1 in four 55-minute episodes between 6 and 27 June 1993. A young woman's husband returns wounded after the First World War. Facing a life with a husband now incapable of sexual activity she begins an affair with the groundskeeper. The film reflect's Lawrence's focus not only on casting away sexual taboos but also the examination of the class system prevalent in early 20th century Britain.

Cast

• Joely Richardson - Lady Chatterley
• Sean Bean - Mellors
• James Wilby - Sir Clifford Chatterley
• Shirley Anne Field - Mrs Bolton
• Hetty Baynes - Hilda
• Ken Russell - Sir Michael Reid

External links

• Lady Chatterley at BBC Online
• Lady Chatterley at IMDb