Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit(TV show/series, 1990)

Name: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990
Rating: 3.3

55min per episode | Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 3 episodes

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a 1990 BBC television drama miniseries, directed by Beeban Kidron. Jeanette Winterson wrote the screenplay, adapting her semi-autobiographical first novel of the same name (published 1985). The BBC produced and screened three episodes, running to a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes. A 145 minute continuous version was screened at the London Film Festival on 25 November 1989. The series was released on DVD in 2005. The series won the BAFTA award for Best Drama Series or Serial. ()

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About Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Seven-year-old Jess is removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Seasons and Episodes

01/10/1990Miniseries - 3 episodes

#1 | 01/10/1990Episode 1

Seven-year-old Jess lives with her dominating mother until she is rudely removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

#2 | 01/17/1990Episode 2

Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother begin to suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of a packed congregation. Pastor Finch demands that they renounce their passion for each other and turn their backs on Satan.

#3 | 01/24/1990Episode 3

Jess, one year older and seemingly rehabilitated, returns to grace, taking Pastor Finch's sermon at the Blackpool Beach Mission. She meets Katy who replaces Melanie in her affections when it becomes obvious that Melanie has put the past behind her. Her one true friend Elsie is ailing and Cissy Fields, the local undertaker, takes her in when Mother and flock disown her, finally deciding that she is lost. But Jess dreams of books and Oxford.

12/27/1989Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.bbc.co.uk

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Lancashire

Based on: "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit" (find it on Amazon)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 3 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 01/10/1990

Last episode released on: 01/24/1990

Cast: Charlotte Coleman

Creator: Jeanette Winterson

Director: Beeban Kidron

Keywords: woman director, coming of age, pentecostalism, 1970s, based on novel or book, family relationships, lgbt teen, lgbt, england, christianity, adopted daughter

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