Eleanor Marx (TV series)
| Eleanor Marx | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Jane Howell |
| Starring | Jennie Stoller Alan Dobie Patsy Byrne Nigel Hawthorne |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Louis Marks |
| Running time | 210 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 2 |
| Release | 10 January – 24 January 1977 |
Eleanor Marx is a British television drama series which was originally broadcast in three episodes on BBC 2 from 10 January to 24 January 1977.[1] It was inspired by the life Eleanor Marx the British socialist campaigner and youngest daughter of Karl Marx, and her complex relationship with her family and her long-term partner Edward Aveling.[2]
Main cast
- Jennie Stoller as Eleanor 'Tussy' Marx
- Alan Dobie as Dr. Edward Aveling
- Patsy Byrne as Lenchen
- Nigel Hawthorne as Engels
- David Daker as Will Thorne
- Doreen Mantle as Frau Marx
- Lee Montague as Karl Marx
- Tina Marian as Mary Ellen
- Philip Joseph as Freddy Denuth
- Alan Dudley as Solicitor/Coroner
- Gideon Kolb as Spy
References
Bibliography
- Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- Holmes, Rachel. Eleanor Marx: A Life. Bloomsbury, 2014.
External links
- Eleanor Marx at IMDb