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Fanny by Gaslight

  • 1981
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~55m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.5/10

Fanny by Gaslight is a four-part British television miniseries adapted by Anthony Steven from Michael Sadler's 1940 novel of the same mame, directed by Peter Jefferies, and produced by Joe Waters. It initially broadcast from 24 September to 15 October 1981 on BBC One. Victorian orphan Fanny Hooper navigates hardship and scandal, eventually discovering her true parentage and finding love amidst the city's demi-monde.

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Victorian orphan Fanny Hooper navigates hardship and scandal, eventually discovering her true parentage and finding love amidst the city's demi-monde.

  1. E1. Part 1

    Sep 24, 1981 · 55m

    Once the secrets of Hopwood's Hades are made public, the secure West End world of Fanny rapidly crumbles about her.

  2. E2. Part 2

    Oct 1, 1981 · 55m

    Now employed in a fashionable London house as maid to Clive Seymore's wife, Fanny is faced with a dilemma when she discovers the truth behind Lady Alicia's assignations at Nelde.

  3. E3. Part 3

    Oct 8, 1981 · 55m

    Love finds Fanny, but it is short-lived as her happiness is threatened by Lord Manderstoke.

  4. E4. Part 4

    Oct 15, 1981 · 55m

    For Fanny, an idyllic holiday in France, a chance meeting in Paris, and suddenly Manderstoke appears, bent on revenge!

  5. E5. Episode 5

  6. E6. Episode 6