Lorna Doone (2000 film)

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Lorna Doone
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Based on Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore
Written by Adrian Hodges
Directed by Mike Barker
Starring Martin Clunes
James McAvoy
Aidan Gillen
Amelia Warner
Richard Coyle
Jesse Spencer
Music by John Lunn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers Gareth Neame
Jane Tranter
Delia Fine
ProducerDeirdre Keir
CinematographyChris Seager
EditorGuy Bensley
Running time75 minutes (TV version)
150 minutes (Movie version)
Production company A&E Television Networks for BBC
Original release
Network BBC One (UK)
A&E (U.S.)
Release24 December (2000-12-24) 
26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) (UK)
11 March 2001 (2001-03-11) (US)

Lorna Doone is a British romance/drama television mini-series version of Richard Doddridge Blackmore's 1869 novel of the same name that aired on BBC One from 24 to 26 December 2000 in the UK and on A&E on 11 March 2001 in the U.S. [1] The film won the Royal Television Society's Television Award for Best Visual Effects by Colin Gorry. [2]

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References

  1. "Lorna Doone [Part One]". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013.
  2. "Awards for Lorna Doone". Internet Movie Database . Retrieved 31 August 2008.