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The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2011 four part television serial, adapted from Michel Faber 's 2002 novel The Crimson Petal and the White. Starring Romola Garai as Sugar and Chris O'Dowd as William Rackham, the drama aired in the UK during April 2011 on BBC Two.
The Crimson Petal and the White: With Romola Garai, Chris O'Dowd, Amanda Hale, Shirley Henderson. Set in 1870s London, a young prostitute finds potential power and status after becoming the mistress of a powerful patriarch.
Intimate psychological thriller lifting the lid on the darker side of Victorian London.
The Crimson Petal and the White is a 2002 novel by Michel Faber set in Victorian England. The title is from an 1847 poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson entitled "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal", the opening line of which is "Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white."
Failing as a writer, deeply in debt, loathing to join his father’s business, and plagued by his unstable wife, William finds solace when he seeks out the renowned prostitute Sugar.
Dec 28, 2011 · BBC2 scents success with The Crimson Petal and the White. Broadcaster says racy Victorian series featuring Gillian Anderson and Richard E Grant shows support for drama despite cutbacks....
Apr 6, 2011 · Stylish drama portraying the story of Sugar, an unconventional and strong-willed young prostitute in Victorian London, and William Rackham, a reluctant perfume heir.
