Fanny by Gaslight | |
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Genre | Drama |
Based on | Fanny by Gaslight by Michael Sadleir |
Written by | Anthony Steven |
Directed by | Peter Jefferies |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production company(s) | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 24 September | – 9 October 1981
Fanny by Gaslight is a British drama television series, which originally aired on BBC1 between 24 September and 9 October 1981. It was an adaptation of the novel Fanny by Gaslight by Michael Sadleir, which had previously been adapted into a film Fanny by Gaslight in 1944. The series was adapted by Anthony Steven, directed by Peter Jefferies and produced by Joe Waters.Chloe Salaman plays the title role of Fanny Hooper, a young woman who is orphaned and faced with hardship in Victorian London.