ITVX LAUNCHES WITH
CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON COSTUME DRAMA
ITV has invested $200 million and launched their new free streaming service ITVX this week with new historical series CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON which is available for streaming as of December 8th. Karla-Simone Spence leads the four parter in the role of Frannie Langton,
the drama’s young protagonist born into a life of slavery who is fighting to tell her own story. She is joined by Sophie Cookson as Madame Marguerite Benham and Patrick Martins as Olaudah “Laddie” Cambridge in the
murder mystery drama.
Also starring in the historically authentic adaptation is Stephen Campbell Moore as renowned scientist and husband to Madame, George Benham. Joining him are Steven Mackintosh as John Langton and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn as Sal.
the drama’s young protagonist born into a life of slavery who is fighting to tell her own story. She is joined by Sophie Cookson as Madame Marguerite Benham and Patrick Martins as Olaudah “Laddie” Cambridge in the
murder mystery drama.
Also starring in the historically authentic adaptation is Stephen Campbell Moore as renowned scientist and husband to Madame, George Benham. Joining him are Steven Mackintosh as John Langton and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn as Sal. CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON
set against the dazzling opulence of Georgian London, narrates Frannie’s journey from a Jamaican plantation to the grand Mayfair mansion of celebrated scientist George Benham and his exquisitely beautiful wife,
Madame Marguerite Benham.
In a misguided and monstrous gesture Frannie is gifted to Benham by the
man who owns her, John Langton, and she is employed as a maid in the
household much to her chagrin.
As the plot twists
and turns, events take a fateful turn as the Benhams
are found murdered in their beds, with Frannie lying next to Marguerite.
Frannie is accused of murder but swears that she couldn’t possibly have
killed her mistress because
she was devoted to her. Dragged away to
prison, Frannie attempts to piece together the events of that night.
She is deep into a laudanum addiction and unclear about precisely what
happened…
set against the dazzling opulence of Georgian London, narrates Frannie’s journey from a Jamaican plantation to the grand Mayfair mansion of celebrated scientist George Benham and his exquisitely beautiful wife,
Madame Marguerite Benham.
In a misguided and monstrous gesture Frannie is gifted to Benham by the
man who owns her, John Langton, and she is employed as a maid in the
household much to her chagrin.
As the plot twists
and turns, events take a fateful turn as the Benhams
are found murdered in their beds, with Frannie lying next to Marguerite.
Frannie is accused of murder but swears that she couldn’t possibly have
killed her mistress because
she was devoted to her. Dragged away to
prison, Frannie attempts to piece together the events of that night.
She is deep into a laudanum addiction and unclear about precisely what
happened… WIN OR DIE MOVIE TRAILER
STARRING HUGO BECKER
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| The film is out in France January 25th |
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| Hugo Becker leads the cast |
follows
the adventures of Charette (played here by French star Hugo Becker),
naval officer, winner of the American War of Indepen- dence, who sees his
life changed in 1793 when he engages in a final fight for freedom.
François Athanase de Charette de la Contrie (2 May 1763 – 29 March 1796) was a Breton Royalist soldier and politician. He served in the French
Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and was one of the
leaders of the Revolt in the Vendée against the revolutionary regime
during which the peasant fighters asked Charette to be their leader.
During the very 
brutal war in which republicans massacred many people,
he won numerous battles but was captured and executed when he was just
32.
leaders of the Revolt in the Vendée against the revolutionary regime
during which the peasant fighters asked Charette to be their leader.
During the very 
brutal war in which republicans massacred many people,
he won numerous battles but was captured and executed when he was just
32.
