''Blackeyes'' is a multi-layered novel by British writer
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter (17 May 1935 – 7 June 1994) was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials '' Pennies from Heaven'' (1978) and '' The Singing Detective'' ...
, published in 1987 by
Faber and Faber
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. It concerns the relationship between sexuality, exploitation, power and money. These are explored through the career of a desirable model known as "Blackeyes".
The novel was later adapted by Potter as a 1989
BBC
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television
serial of the same name with actress
Gina Bellman
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in the eponymous role.
1987 British novels
Novels by Dennis Potter
Faber & Faber books
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