The Black Velvet Gown

The Black Velvet Gown is a 1991 ITV television film, based on the 1984 novel by Catherine Cookson, and starring Janet McTeer, Geraldine Somerville, and Bob Peck.^[1] It won an International Emmy for Best Drama.^[2][3]

The Black Velvet Gown
Based on	The Black Velvet Gown by Catherine Cookson
Screenplay by	Gordon Hann
Directed by	Norman Stone Pranay Patwardhan
Starring	Janet McTeer Geraldine Somerville Bob Peck
Music by	Carl Davis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producers	Michael Chaplin Ray Marshall Vrushank Velhankar
Producers	Ray Marshall Victor Glynn
Running time	110 minutes
Production companies	World Wide International Television Portman Productions Tyne Tees Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	2 June 1991 (1991-06-02)

The film was produced by World Wide International Production for Tyne Tees Television.

Cast

• Janet McTeer as Riah Millican
• Geraldine Somerville as Biddy Millican
• Bob Peck as Percival Miller
• Brendan P. Healy as Tol Briston
• Jean Anderson as Madame Gallmington
• Christopher Benjamin as Anthony Gallmington
• Wendy Williams as Grace Gallmington
• David Hunt as Laurence Gallmington
• Jonathan Firth as Paul Gallmington
• Louise Lombard as Lucy Gallmington