Episode 1: Performance
1. Performance. A girl from the streets becomes a star. Dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
Blood Sex and Money, an epic 24 hours of drama inspired by the works of literature’s greatest whistle blower, Emile Zola.
Season 2. Sex. Episode 1. Performance.
A story of sexual desire and the birth of a celebrity dramatised by Oliver Emanuel.
Glenda Jackson returns as Dide, the matriarch to a family of wolves – the Rougon- Macquarts - and drawing us into the decadence and degradation of 19th Century France.
Nana’s been living and working on the dangerous streets of Paris when a theatre manager buys her for the night and realizes just how potent she could be.
Cast:
Dide … Glenda Jackson
Nana…Holliday Grainger
Mignon…Ben Batt
Fauchery… John Catterall
Copeau…David Crellin
Rose…Kimberly Hart-Simpson
Paul…Reece Noi
Satin… Kate O’Flynn
Directed by Kirsty Williams
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Episode Clip: "No, no touching. Just looking."
Duration: 01:37
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Episode Clip: "Lust. That deadly sin."
Duration: 00:36
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dide | Glenda Jackson |
| Nana | Holliday Grainger |
| Mignon | Ben Batt |
| Fauchery | John Catterall |
| Copeau | David Crellin |
| Rose | Kimberly Hart-Simpson |
| Paul | Reece Noi |
| Satin | Kate O'Flynn |
| Director | Kirsty Williams |
| Author | Emile Zola |
| Adaptor | Oliver Emanuel |
Broadcasts
- Sat 7 May 201614:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 19 Sep 202015:00BBC Radio 4
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