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  • A Skirt Through History (1994– )
  • TV Series | 180 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A Skirt Through History (1994– )
TV Series | 180 min | Biography, Drama, Family

A lesbian Don Juan, a suffragette and a 17th-century Italian painter are just two of ten remarkable women who speak to us in this drama documentary - an intimate portrait of their lives and a woman's view of history.
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Writers
James Barry (diaries & letters) | Sarah Benett (diaries & letters) | Hannah Cullwick (diaries & letters) | Artemisia Gentileschi (letters) & 7 more
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Updated May 6, 1994

Release date (First episode)
Aug 1996 (United States)

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Cast

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31 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Dearbhla Molloy
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
6
Lesley Manville
Bessie Parkes Bessie Parkes   See fewer
1
Anna Massey
Dr. James Barry Dr. James Barry   See fewer
1
Paola Dionisotti
Ethel Smyth Ethel Smyth   See fewer
1
Julia Ford
Anne Lister Anne Lister   See fewer
1
Jeillo Edwards
Mary Prince Mary Prince   See fewer
1
Sophie Thursfield
Marianna Belcombe Marianna Belcombe   See fewer
1
Evelyn Welch
Self - Commentator Self - Commentator   See fewer
1
Rosalie Crutchley
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale   See fewer
1
Anna Cropper
Sarah Benett Sarah Benett   See fewer
1
Cathryn Bradshaw
Lady Maria Nugent Lady Maria Nugent   See fewer
1
Buki Armstrong
Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi   See fewer
1
Beth Tuckey
Mrs. Barlow Mrs. Barlow   See fewer
1
Jane Leonard
Barbara Leigh Smith Barbara Leigh Smith   See fewer
1
Barbara Ewing
Hannah Cullwick Hannah Cullwick   See fewer
1
Mark Arden
Agostino Tassi Agostino Tassi   See fewer
1
Brian Ellis
Joseph Parkes Joseph Parkes   See fewer
1
Marie Clifford
Marion Holmes Marion Holmes   See fewer
1
1
Susie Lee Hayward
Miss Brown Miss Brown   See fewer
1
1
Elizabeth Bradley
Emilie Peacocke Emilie Peacocke   See fewer
1
Elaine Hallam
Young Hannah Young Hannah   See fewer
1
David Bacon
Charles Lawton Charles Lawton   See fewer
1
Dinah Hines
Young Mary Young Mary   See fewer
1
Heather Gadd
Prison Warder Prison Warder   See fewer
1
Ken Bones
Arthur Munby Arthur Munby   See fewer
1
1
1
Jeffrey Gear
Stiatessi Stiatessi   See fewer
1
1
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