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The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil (miniseries)
''The Life and Loves of a She-Devil'' is a 1986 award-winning BBC drama serial adapted from Fay Weldon's 1983 novel ''The Life and Loves of a She-Devil''. Fay Weldon's novel was later filmed as the 1989 US comedy film ''She-Devil (1989 film), She Devil''. Plot The story concerns married couple Ruth and Bobbo, who are on the verge of separating as Bobbo is having an affair with romantic novelist Mary Fisher. After Bobbo leaves Ruth and moves in with Mary, Ruth develops a plan to get her revenge on both of them. Cast The cast of the drama includes: * Dennis Waterman as Bobbo * Patricia Hodge as Mary Fisher * Julie T. Wallace as Ruth * Miriam Margolyes as Nurse Hopkins * John Bluthal as Angus * John Rowe (actor), John Rowe as Dr. Rohn * Stephen Greif as Dr. Ghengis * Tom Baker as Father Ferguson * Bernard Hepton as Judge Bissop Production Writing The adaption by Ted Whitehead was faithful to the novel with only minor changes from the book. Locations It was partly shot at the Bell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (genre)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader sense, drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
