The Velvet Glove (1977)
Synopsis
A series of plays about strong women.
First Air Date: 1977-01-26
Last Air Date: 1977-03-02
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 6
Top Cast
- Lynn Farleigh as Edith Cavell
- Peter Egan as Eddy
- Tony Beckley as Otto Mayer
- James Kerry as Philippe Baucq
- Vivian Pickles as Marie Stopes
- Sorcha Cusack as Ursula
- Edward Hardwicke as Humphrey Verdon Roe
- Burt Kwouk as Professor Fuiji
- Mary Morris as Mary Baker Eddy
- Glynn Edwards as George Glover
Seasons
None (1977)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Happy in War
Nurse Edith Cavell tends to the wounded of both sides in Brussels in the First World War, and helps Belgian and Allied fugitives.
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Ep. 2: Married Love
Palaeontologist Marie Stopes faces great opposition in her advocacy of birth control.
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Ep. 3: Mother
The spiritual journey of Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Christian Science movement.
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Ep. 4: Beyond This Life
Quaker Elizabeth Fry sets out to improve the shocking conditions in the nation's prisons.
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Ep. 5: The Warrior's Return
Already known for her outspoken atheist and freethinking opinions, Annie Besant becomes increasingly interested in Eastern culture and teachings, to the consternation of all around her.
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Ep. 6: Auntie's Niece
To rid South London of violence, vice and alcohol, Emma Cons decides to begin with the notorious Royal Victoria Music Hall, or 'Old Vic'. Her tough-minded niece, Lilian Baylis, creates the legendary theatre company and performance space.
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