Christabel (TV series)

*Christabel*
Christabel
Genre	Drama
Based on	The Past Is Myself; by Christabel Bielenberg
Written by	Dennis Potter
Directed by	Adrian Shergold
Starring	Elizabeth Hurley; Stephen Dillane; Nigel Le Vaillant; Geoffrey Palmer; Ann Bell
Composer	Stanley Myers
Country of origin	Great Britain
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Kenith Trodd
Cinematography	Remi Adefarasin
Editor	Clare Douglas
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC2
Original release	16 November –; 7 December 1988

Christabel is a four-part British drama series first shown on BBC2 between 16 November and 7 December 1988.^[1]

It is based on the memoirs of Christabel Bielenberg, an English woman married to a German lawyer during World War II. The screenplay was written by Dennis Potter, and was directed by Adrian Shergold. Each episode runs around 65 minutes. It stars Elizabeth Hurley in one of her earliest leading roles.

Part of the series was filmed at the disused Camperdown Works jute mill complex in Dundee, which doubled for 1940s Berlin.^[2] Other scenes were filmed in Hungary and Austria.

A shortened film version, running time approximately 2 hours, was released as a DVD by Guillotine Films in 2004.

Cast[]

Actor	Role
Elizabeth Hurley	Christabel Bielenberg
Stephen Dillane	Peter Bielenberg
Geoffrey Palmer	Mr Burton
Ann Bell	Mrs Burton
Nigel Le Vaillant	Adam von Trott zu Solz
Sam Kelly	Carl Langbehn

References[]

^ Christabel, BFI Film & TV database
^ Watson, Mark (1990). Jute and Flax Mills in Dundee. Tayport: Hutton Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-907033-51-2.

External links[]

Christabel at IMDb

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[1] Christabel, BFI Film & TV database

[Watson-2] Watson, Mark (1990). Jute and Flax Mills in Dundee. Tayport: Hutton Press. p. 157. ISBN 0-907033-51-2.

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