The Black Velvet Gown

06/02/1991

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0hr 0min

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Drama

,Romance

STORY

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bob Peck
  • Janet McTeer
  • Geraldine Somerville
  • Jonathan Firth
  • David Hunt

    Directors

  • Norman Stone
  • Angela Marks
  • Neil Calder
  • Nael Abbas
  • Tommy Gormley

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Festival Films

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English