Madame Bovary (2000 TV series)

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Madame Bovary
Genre Costume drama
Based on Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert
Written by Heidi Thomas
Directed by Tim Fywell
Starring Frances O'Connor
Hugh Bonneville
Greg Wise
Hugh Dancy
Composer John Lunn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersHillary Salmon
David M. Thompson
Rebecca Eaton
ProducersTony Redston
Bernard Krichefski
Production locations Ashridge Park, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK
France
Running time150 minutes
Production company WGBH productions for BBC
Original release
Network WGBH-TV
Release6 February (2000-02-06) 
13 February 2000 (2000-02-13)
Network BBC Two
Release10 April (2000-04-10) 
11 April 2000 (2000-04-11)

Madame Bovary is a 2000 British drama directed by Tim Fywell and based on the 1857 novel of the same name by French author Gustave Flaubert. It was broadcast in two parts on 6 and 13 February in the U.S.A on WGBH-TV and on 10 and 11 April in the United Kingdom on BBC Two.

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Reception

The drama was nominated for British Academy Television Awards for best costume design and for best make-up and hair design. [1] Frances O'Connor was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film. [1]

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