Lillie. Episode 01 of 13. Emille. Lillie Langtry. Oscar Wilde.
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First broadcast 24th September 1978.
On the island of Jersey, Emillie Charlotte Le Breton grows up as one of the boys with her brothers (including their education), unconsciously breaking hearts as early as 1863, when she is only 15. Her happy childhood ends when her mother takes her to London for a week to show her what is expected of her as a woman.
Cast:
Francesca Annis as Lillie Langtry
Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry
Denis Lill as Edward VII
Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde
Patrick Holt as Dean Le Breton
Peggy Ann Wood as Mrs Le Breton
Anthony Head as William Le Breton
John Castle as Prince Louis of Battenberg
Simon Fisher-Turner as Reggie Le Breton
Adam Bareham as Clement Le Breton
David Rintoul as Lieutenant Charles Longley
David Gwillim as Arthur Jones
Catherine Feller as Dominique
Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West
Bruce Boa as Joaquin Miller
Brian Deacon as Frank Miles
Don Fellows as James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Basil Hoskins as John Millais
Sheila Reid as Queen Victoria
Cheryl Campbell as Sarah Bernhardt
Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere
Nicholas Jones as Squire Abingdon
Tommy Dugan as Roy Bean
On the island of Jersey, Emillie Charlotte Le Breton grows up as one of the boys with her brothers (including their education), unconsciously breaking hearts as early as 1863, when she is only 15. Her happy childhood ends when her mother takes her to London for a week to show her what is expected of her as a woman.
Cast:
Francesca Annis as Lillie Langtry
Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry
Denis Lill as Edward VII
Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde
Patrick Holt as Dean Le Breton
Peggy Ann Wood as Mrs Le Breton
Anthony Head as William Le Breton
John Castle as Prince Louis of Battenberg
Simon Fisher-Turner as Reggie Le Breton
Adam Bareham as Clement Le Breton
David Rintoul as Lieutenant Charles Longley
David Gwillim as Arthur Jones
Catherine Feller as Dominique
Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West
Bruce Boa as Joaquin Miller
Brian Deacon as Frank Miles
Don Fellows as James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Basil Hoskins as John Millais
Sheila Reid as Queen Victoria
Cheryl Campbell as Sarah Bernhardt
Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere
Nicholas Jones as Squire Abingdon
Tommy Dugan as Roy Bean