George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

1h

TV Movie

Documentary

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and determined individual who continually broke the sexual, religious and social rules of Victorian society. George Eliot: A Scandalous Life explores how the scandals and rumours that plagued her life, never defeated her will or her literary genius; and how, against all odds, she went on to write some of the world's greatest novels including Middlemarch, The Mill on the Floss, and Silas Marner.

Cast

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Mary Ann Evans / George Eliot
John Sessions

John Sessions

George Henry Lewes
James Wilby

James Wilby

Herbert Spencer
David Walliams

David Walliams

John Chapman
Michael Culkin

Michael Culkin

Liggins Conspirator
Felicity Dean

Felicity Dean

Edith Simcox
Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

John Cross
Trevor Ray

Trevor Ray

D'Albert Durade

Release date

1st Nov 2002

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English