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 | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
Production | |
Production company | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC1 |
Original release | 24 September – 15 October 1981 |
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