The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown (1991)

DramaRomance

In the 1830's in northern England, Riah Millican, a widow with three children, takes a job as housekeeper to a reclusive former teacher, Percival Miller. Miller makes Riah the gift of a black velvet gown, and even educates her children. But when Riah discovers the reason behind Miller's gifts, she vows to leave his house, but Miller has a hold on her, even after his death, when he leaves his house to her on the condition that she never marry. Riah's daughter, Biddy, grows up and becomes a laundress in a large house where her education keeps her from fitting in and makes her a target. But it also catches the eye of a son of the house, and with Miller's legacies, Biddy may yet find her way to happiness.

Director: Norman Stone

Release Date: 1991-06-02
Status: Released
Production Company : Festival Films
Production Country: United Kingdom

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Bob Peck
Percival Miller
Janet McTeer
Riah Millican
Geraldine Somerville
Biddy Millican
Jonathan Firth
Paul Gallmington
David Hunt
Laurence Gallmington
Brendan P. Healy
Tol Briston
Jean Anderson
Madame Gallmington
Christopher Benjamin
Anthony Gallington
Wendy Williams
Grace Gallmington
Aran Bell
Stephen Gallmington
Louise Lombard
Lucy Gallmington
Madeleine Moffat
Jessie Hobson
Val McLane
Annie Griston
James Garbutt
Doctor Pritchard
Donald Bisset
Mr. Morgan
Lizzie McKenzie
Fanny Briggs
Margo Stanley
Mrs. Fulton
Caspar Berry
Older Davey Millican
David Oliver
Younger Davey Millican
Hywel Berry
Older Johnny Millican
Bradley Malcolm
Younger Johnny Millican
Kelly Anne Greenhalgh
Younger Biddy Millican
Joe Ging
Parson Weeks
Judith Parker
Jean Bitton
Jean Southern
Mrs. Fitzsimmons
Jon Croft
Thomas Froggett
Harry Herring
Yarrow
Alan Hockey
Lodgekeeper
Suzanne Richardson
Florrie McNulty
Jennifer Thorne
Madame Arnaud
Ian Cullen
Beckett

Crew

Directing Peter McAleese First Assistant Director
Directing Peter McAleese Second Unit Director
Sound Carl Davis Music
Production Ray Marshall Producer
Production Ray Marshall Executive Producer
Writing Catherine Cookson Writer
Directing Norman Stone Director
Camera Ken Westbury Director of Photography
Production Susie Bruffin Casting Director
Production Jill Graham Production Assistant
Production Michael Chaplin Executive Producer
Production Thomas Mattinson Production Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up Delphine Roche-Gordon Costume Designer
Costume & Make-Up Jennifer Boost Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Jennifer Boost Hair Department Head
Directing Tommy Gormley Third Assistant Director
Writing Nicole Cauverien Script Editor
Art Ashley Wilkinson Production Design
Writing Gordon Hann Writer
Camera Ian Jackson Focus Puller
Costume & Make-Up Katherine Hyland Wardrobe Assistant
Art Pauline Hume Graphic Designer
Editing John MacDonnell Editor
Costume & Make-Up Nadia El-Saffar Assistant Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Gillian Garner Assistant Makeup Artist
Directing Nael Abbas Third Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Martin Boagey Wardrobe Master
Directing Angela Marks Script Supervisor
Directing Neil Calder Second Assistant Director
Production Don Bell Associate Producer
Lighting Ken Campbell Gaffer
Sound John Hughes Boom Operator
Production Helen Mallon Production Secretary
Camera Jim Will Grip
Art Gary Crumpton Construction Manager
Production Amanda Newland Casting Assistant
Production Christine Llewellyn Reeve Location Manager
Camera Alistair McKenzie Camera Operator
Camera Andrew Gunn Clapper Loader
Sound Nic Grant Sound Mixer
Art Tim Puttnam Art Direction
Sound Ian Frame Sound Editor

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