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{{italic}}'''''A Respectable Trade''''' is a 1995 historical novel by [[Philippa Gregory]] set in the [[Bristol Harbour|Bristol docks]] in 1787. |
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| ⚫ | Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV miniseries which was broadcast by the [[BBC]] in 1998 and by the [[PBS]] in the United States in the fall of 1999. The series was partially filmed on site in Bristol, utilising the former house (and now museum) of plantation and slave owner John Pinney. <ref>Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace - ''The British Slave Trade and Public Memory'' 2013 0231510314 Page 67 "Philippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade (1995), ... Gregory adapted her work into a miniseries broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and later by PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.</ref> |
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==Awards and honours== |
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''A Respectable Trade'' was nominated in several [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] categories, including best serial, winning one BAFTA for Frances Tempest's historical costumes.<ref>Jerry Roberts ''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors'' 0810863782 - 2009 -Page 314 "A Respectable Trade was nominated for best serial or special by the British Academy of Film and TV Arts, and won the BAFTA for Frances Tempest's costumes.."</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:40, 24 May 2020
A Respectable Trade is a 1995 historical novel by Philippa Gregory set in the Bristol docks in 1787.
Adaptations
Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV miniseries which was broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and by the PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999. The series was partially filmed on site in Bristol, utilising the former house (and now museum) of plantation and slave owner John Pinney. [1]
Awards and honours
A Respectable Trade was nominated in several BAFTA categories, including best serial, winning one BAFTA for Frances Tempest's historical costumes.[2]
Cast
- Warren Clarke, Josiah Cole a trader in sugar, rum and eventually slaves
- Emma Fielding, Frances Scott, his new aristocratic wife
- Ariyon Bakare, Mehuru, an educated African slave
- Grahame Fox, John Bates Slave driver
References
- ^ Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace - The British Slave Trade and Public Memory 2013 0231510314 Page 67 "Philippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade (1995), ... Gregory adapted her work into a miniseries broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and later by PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.
- ^ Jerry Roberts Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors 0810863782 - 2009 -Page 314 "A Respectable Trade was nominated for best serial or special by the British Academy of Film and TV Arts, and won the BAFTA for Frances Tempest's costumes.."
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