Moll Flanders (TV series)

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Moll Flanders
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GenrePeriod drama
Based on Moll Flanders
by Daniel Defoe
Written by Hugh Whitemore
Directed by Donald McWhinnie
Starring Julia Foster
Kenneth Haigh
Ian Ogilvy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes2
Production
Producer Cedric Messina
Cinematography Brian Tufano
Running timec. 205 minutes
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC Two
Release26 November (1975-11-26) 
3 December 1975 (1975-12-03)

Moll Flanders is a 1975 British historical television series based on the novel of the same title by Daniel Defoe. Starring Julia Foster in the title role, it originally aired on BBC 2 in two episodes. [1]

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  1. Klossner p.261

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