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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Drama in which a young maid (Scarlett Johansson), employed by artist Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth), charms him to the point where he feels compelled to paint her portrait.

Screen adaptation of Tracy Chevalier's best-selling novel, inspired by the Johannes Vermeer painting of the same name. Set in mid-17th-century Delft, Holland, 17-year-old Griet is forced into servanthood when her father suffers an accident and becomes unable to work. She is taken on at the Vermeer household, where her presence immediately provokes hostility from members of the family - particularly the artist's wife and eldest daughter - when she starts to forge an understanding with her mysterious master.

1 hour, 32 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jan 201801:20
BBC Two

Credits

Johannes VermeerColin Firth
GrietScarlett Johansson
Pieter Van RuijvenTom Wilkinson
Maria ThinsJudy Parfitt
PieterCillian Murphy
Catharina Bolnes VermeerEssie Davis
TannekeJoanna Scanlan
Cornelia VermeerAlakina Mann
Griet's FatherChris McHallem
Griet's MotherGabrielle Reidy
FransRollo Weeks
MaertgeAnna Popplewell
DirectorPeter Webber
WriterOlivia Hetreed
AuthorTracy Chevalier
ProducerAndy Paterson
ProducerAnand Tucker
ComposerAlexandre Desplat
Director of photographyEduardo Serra

Broadcasts

  • Mon 31 Dec 200721:35
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Tue 7 Jul 200921:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 4 Jan 201122:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 8 Jan 201123:50
    BBC Four & BBC HD
  • Sun 13 Feb 201123:25
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Mon 14 Feb 201100:25
    BBC One Wales
  • Tue 15 Feb 201100:05
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Wed 18 Jul 201221:00
    BBC Four
  • Mon 8 Oct 201223:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales
  • Tue 9 Oct 201200:05
    BBC One Wales & Scotland only
  • Sun 1 Sep 201323:30
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Wed 23 Apr 201421:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 21 Mar 201522:50
    BBC Two England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Sat 21 Mar 201523:05
    BBC Two Wales
  • Fri 23 Sep 201623:40
    BBC One
  • Mon 1 May 201722:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 28 Jan 201801:20
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire

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