Lillie (TV series)

Lillie is a British television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV and broadcast from 24 September to 17 December 1978.

This period serial stars Francesca Annis in the title role of Lillie Langtry. She had played the same character in the 1975 ATV series Edward the Seventh and many of its writers and directors helped to create this one.

Other actors featured include Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry, Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde, Brian Deacon as Frank Miles, Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West, Don Fellows as James Whistler, David Gwillim as Arthur Jones and Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere. Denis Lill played Bertie, the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII). He had played Frederick Ponsonby to Timothy West's Edward in the Edward the Seventh series.

Annis won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Actress for the role in 1979.

The series has a total of 13 episodes. It is available on DVD in both the UK and North American markets, and has also been repeated on UKTV Drama.

Cast

 * Francesca Annis as Lillie Langtry
 * Anton Rodgers as Edward Langtry
 * Denis Lill as the Prince of Wales
 * Peter Egan as Oscar Wilde
 * Patrick Holt as Dean Le Breton
 * Peggy Ann Wood as Mrs Le Breton
 * Anthony Head as William Le Breton
 * John Castle as Prince Louis of Battenberg
 * Simon Fisher-Turner as Reggie Le Breton
 * Adam Bareham as Clement Le Breton
 * Joanna David as Jeanne Marie Langtry Malcolm
 * David Rintoul as Lieutenant Charles Longley
 * David Gwillim as Arthur Jones
 * Catherine Feller as Dominique
 * Jennie Linden as Patsy Cornwallis-West
 * Bruce Boa as Joaquin Miller
 * Brian Deacon as Frank Miles
 * Don Fellows as James Abbott McNeill Whistler
 * Basil Hoskins as John Millais
 * Sheila Reid as Queen Victoria
 * Patrick Ryecart as Crown Prince Rudolf
 * Cheryl Campbell as Sarah Bernhardt
 * Annette Crosbie as Henrietta Labouchere
 * Nicholas Jones as Squire Abingdon
 * Tommy Dugan as Judge Roy Bean