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television adaptation of the 1860

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. The series began airing on

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on 22 April 2018, and stars

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, Ben Hardy,

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and

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Plot summary

Cast and characters

as Marian Halcombe * Ben Hardy as Walter Hartright *

as Laura Fairlie/Anne Catherick *

as Sir Percival Glyde *

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as Count Fosco *

as Frederick Fairlie *

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as Erasmus Nash *

Joanna Scanlan Joanna Marion Scanlan (born 27 October 1961) is a British actress and writer. On television, she is known for her roles in ''The Thick of It'' (2005–2012), ''Big School'' (2013–2014), ''Puppy Love'' (2014), '' No Offence'' (2015–2018), ...

as Mrs Vesey *

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as Mrs Michelson *

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as Mrs Catherick * Nicholas Jones as Mr Gilmore *

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as Professor Pesca *

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as Madam Fosco *

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as Mrs Hartright * Tony Flynn as Mr Merriman, Percival Glyde's solicitor

Episodes

Production

Filming for the series began in February 2017 in

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, Northern Ireland.

Differences from the novel

The script condensed the original novel. In the television production, the character Erasmus Nash (played by Art Malik) was added to achieve some of that condensation. In the book, Walter does all of Nash's detective activities.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Woman in White (2018 TV series), The 2018 British television series debuts 2018 British television series endings 2010s British drama television series BBC television dramas 2010s British television miniseries British English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels Television shows based on works by Wilkie Collins Works based on The Woman in White