''Red Fox'' is a British

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based on the international bestselling 1979 novel of the same name by

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in two parts on 8 and 15 December 1991, it stars

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Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin ( ; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was a British and French actress, singer, and designer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema. A native of London, Birkin began her career as an actress, ...

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, François Négret, and Brian Cox.Jones, Lewis. "Foxed in Europe", ''The Daily Telegraph'' (9 December 1991): p. 15. It was produced by Celtic Films in association with

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for the ITV network.

Cast

as Archie Carpenter *

as Violet Harrison *

as Paul de Vigny *François Négret as Louis * Brian Cox as Geoffrey Harrison *

Corinne Touzet Corinne Touzet (born 21 December 1959) is a French actress and producer. She is best known for her starring role as Isabelle Florent in the French police drama series ''Une femme d'honneur'' which ran from 1996 - 2008. Personal life She gave b ...

as Justine *

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as Ambassador *

Michael Thomas Michael or Mike Thomas may refer to: Entertainment * Michael M. Thomas (1936–2021), American novelist of financial thrillers * Michael Tilson Thomas (born 1944), American conductor, pianist, and composer * Michael Thomas (actor) (1952–2019), B ...

as Johnson *Marc Samuel as Anatole *John Vine as Woodley *David Saville as Sir David Adams

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Red Fox (TV film) 1991 British television series debuts 1991 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series 1990s British television miniseries British thriller television series ITV television dramas British English-language television shows London Weekend Television shows Television series by ITV Studios Television shows based on British novels Television shows set in France Television shows set in London