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Fanny Hill (2007)

Fanny Hill poster
Directed by
James Hawes
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
16
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from the countryside ends up working as a prostitute in 18th-century London. The story follows her experiences navigating a harsh world and trying to survive.

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What happens

Fanny Hill is a BBC adaptation of John Cleland's controversial 1748 novel Fanny Hill, written by Andrew Davies and directed by James Hawes. This is the first television adaptation of the novel. Fanny Hill was broadcast in October 2007 on BBC Four in two episodes. Fanny Hill tells the story of a young country girl (Rebecca Night) who is lured into prostitution in 18th-century London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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