THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY
GETS NEW TV SERIES ADAPTATION
PBS Masterpiece and
BBC have announced new TV series adaptation of
Henry James' classic novel
THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY with
Nell Tiger Free leading the cast as Isabel Archer, a vivacious New World ingénue who leaves America for Old World Europe, keen to experience all that life has to offer. A young woman with charm and an innate intellectual curiosity,
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| Gemma Arterton, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Skinner will star |
Isabel rejects a series of marriage proposals, but when she inherits an unexpected fortune that promises to grant her freedom, she falls prey to two American ex-pat schemers: the elegant Madame Merle (
Gemma Arterton), and the charming but calculating Gilbert Osmond (
Jim Sturgess).
Bill Nighy plays Mr. Touchett, who is enamored with Isabel’s youth and spirit and
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| Bill Nighy, Nell Tiger Free and Hamish Frew will also star |
hopes to help her in her quest for freedom, while
Miranda Richardson is Mrs. Touchett, Isabel’s fantastically eccentric aunt, who takes her to Europe in search of a husband.
Jack Wolfe is Ralph Touchett,
Hugh Skinner is Lord Warburton,
Hamish Frew is Casper Goodwood,
Thomas Coombes is Mr Bantling,
Lydia Leonard is Countess Gemini and Edward Rosier will be played by
Dean-Charles Chapman.
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