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The Mill on the Floss

Multi-award-winning actor and director Fiona Shaw explores the genesis of her all-time favourite book, The Mill on the Floss, and discovers how the scandal that caused George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) to take a male pen name was also played out in the plot of her classic novel about a woman's thwarted intellectual ambitions and conflicting sexual desires.

English
  • Originally Aired October 26, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network BBC Four
  • Created September 27, 2017 by
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Name Type Role
Fiona Shaw Writer
Fiona Shaw Host Presenter
Fiona Shaw Guest Star
Jon Morrice Director