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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit · TV Tonight

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990–1990 · BBC Two · Ended

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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Dramatisation of Jeanette Winterson's 1985 novel about a young girl who is adopted by evangelists.

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BBC TwoTV network · United Kingdom

Wednesday

This series has ended.

Last aired

S01E03 · Episode 3

1990-01-24

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Episodes

E01
Episode 1
1990-01-10 · 55 min
E02
Episode 2
1990-01-17 · 55 min
E03
Episode 3
1990-01-24 · 55 min

Cast

Geraldine McEwan
Mother
Elizabeth Spriggs
May
Freda Dowie
Mrs. Green
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon
William
Charlotte Coleman
Jess
Margery Withers

Margery Withers

Elsie

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Pastor Finch

Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks

Cissy

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Arkwright

Cathryn Bradshaw

Cathryn Bradshaw

Melanie

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Miss Jewsbury

Emily Aston

Small Jess

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