A Harlot's Progress (film)
A Harlot's Progress | |
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Directed by | Justin Hardy |
Produced by |
Clare Alan Lucy Bassnett-McGuire |
Written by | Clive Bradley |
Starring |
Toby Jones Zoe Tapper Sophie Thompson Richard Wilson |
Music by | Richard Blair-Oliphant |
Cinematography | Douglas Hartington |
Editing by | Michael Harrowes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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A Harlot's Progress is a 2006 British television film directed by Justin Hardy and starring Zoe Tapper, Toby Jones, Sophie Thompson and Richard Wilson.[1] The story is based on the series of paintings entitled A Harlot's Progress by William Hogarth. Hogarth's work is inspired by his interactions with an eighteenth-century prostitute Mary Collins. It originally aired on Channel 4 on 2 November 2006.
Main cast
- Zoe Tapper - Mary Collins
- Toby Jones - William Hogarth
- Sophie Thompson - Jane Hogarth
- Richard Wilson - Sir James Thornhill
- Geraldine James - Madame Needham