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White Oleander

Powerful drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer, concerning a girl's journey of self-discovery as she passes through a series of foster homes, trying to escape her mother's influence.

Powerful drama starring Michelle Pfeiffer, based on Janet Fitch's bestselling novel.

With her mother serving a life sentence for murder, a teenage girl enters the foster care system. As she moves from one troubled foster home to another, each with its own rules and lessons to be learned, the girl embarks on a journey of self-discovery. However, trying to forge her own identity proves difficult under the cold-hearted influence of her mother.

1 hour, 49 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Aug 201602:00
BBC One Scotland HD

Credits

Ingrid MagnussenMichelle Pfeiffer
Claire RichardsRenee Zellweger
Astrid MagnussenAlison Lohman
StarrRobin Wright Penn
Rena GruschenkaSvetlana Efremova
Paul TroutPatrick Fugit
TeacherSam Catlin
MarlenaDebra Christofferson
Barry KolkerBilly Connolly
Davey ThomasMarc Donato
RayCole Hauser
DirectorPeter Kosminsky
AuthorJanet Fitch
WriterMary Agnes Donoghue
Director of photographyElliot Davis
ComposerThomas Newman
ProducerJohn Wells

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Sep 200623:40
    BBC One Scotland
  • Mon 10 Sep 200700:00
    BBC One Scotland
  • Wed 12 Sep 200723:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Thu 16 Apr 200923:35
    BBC One except Wales
  • Fri 17 Apr 200900:35
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 9 Aug 201123:40
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 10 Aug 201100:10
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 27 May 201423:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 28 May 201400:15
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 28 May 201400:25
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 2 Jun 201523:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Wed 3 Jun 201500:00
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 3 Jun 201500:05
    BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
  • Wed 3 Jun 201500:30
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Tue 23 Aug 201623:20
    BBC One except Scotland
  • Wed 24 Aug 201600:20
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Wed 24 Aug 201602:00
    BBC One Scotland HD

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