Series synopsis
Lady Chatterley is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC One on June 6, 1993. It ended on June 27, 1993. It was created by Ken Russell. It stars Joely Richardson, Sean Bean, James Wilby and Shirley Anne Field.
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
Premise
After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joely Richardson as Constance, Lady Chatterley
- Sean Bean as Oliver Mellors
- James Wilby as Sir Clifford Chatterley, Bt
- Shirley Anne Field as Mrs Ivy Bolton
- Melanie Hughes as Simpson
- David Sterne as Field
- Hetty Baynes as Hilda Reid
- Ken Russell as Sir Michael Reid
Supporting cast
- Pat Keen as Mrs Mellors
- Judith Paris as Mrs Marshall
- Breffni McKenna as Donald Forbes
- Michael Turner as Rector Ashby
- Roger Hammond as Duke of Oaklands
- Jo Powell as Duchess of Oaklands
- Joanne Crowther as Betty Mellors
- Ben Aris as Tommy Dukes
- Charlotte Avery as Julie Hammond
- Nicholas Hutchison as Arnold Hammond
- Liam De Staic as Charles May
- Simon Chamberlain as The Pianist
Guest cast
- Hetty Baynes as Hilda Reid
- Ken Russell as Sir Michael Reid
- Pat Keen as Mrs Mellors
- Judith Paris as Mrs Marshall
- Breffni McKenna as Donald Forbes
- Michael Turner as Rector Ashby
- Roger Hammond as Duke of Oaklands
- Jo Powell as Duchess of Oaklands
- Joanne Crowther as Betty Mellors
- Ben Aris as Tommy Dukes
- Charlotte Avery as Julie Hammond
- Nicholas Hutchison as Arnold Hammond
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | June 6, 1993 | June 27, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Stifled by a sexless marriage and exhausted by caring for her husband, who is paralysed from the waist down, Lady Constance Chatterley takes to walking in the grounds of the family estate where she meets Oliver Mellors, the handsome gamekeeper. |
June 6, 1993 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Lady Chatterley and Mellors make love in the woods. Clifford questions her about rumours that she's pregnant, obviously Clifford would not care to know that Mellors was father. Connie forces herself to urge Clifford to make love. |
June 13, 1993 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Connie admits that she would rather stay with Mellors in the cottage forever than return to her husband. Before she spends the summer with her father and sister in Mandalay, she spends one more night with Mellors and tells him that she is pregnant. |
June 20, 1993 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC One |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 6, 1993 |
| Last aired | June 27, 1993 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:35:00 |