The film was produced by the BBC and you can definitely see that it has been filmed in a very typical BBC style, meaning there was a great use of costume, setting and a fantastic and accurate cast. It can be compared to other BBC dramas such as ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Call the Midwife’ and also to other BBC adaptations of classic books like the BBC’s fantastic series based on ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles, which starred a young Eddie Redmayne, who is now internationally famous for starring roles such as that of Sir
Stephan Hawking in the film ‘The Theory of Everything’ The BBC often has access to amazing actors for their productions so it is not surprising that they have such an amazing cast for this film too.
The Yorkshire moors are a feature in the film, and you can see their stark rolling treeless fells and windy landscape that has ever- changing weather.
Angelfield Hall is what you would expect of a great country estate from the outside, but from the inside you can see the spider webs, the furniture from the previous century, the abandoned rooms covered with dust sheets, and the parts of the house that the girls and nature have taken over, dragging tree branches, leaves and feathers into the grand hall. Charlie’s room is overflowing with dirty dishes and old paperwork; the curtains are drawn so you can see the dust floating in the air. The gardens are grand when up kept by John, and there are large sculpted bushes and beautiful flowers and vegetable gardens.
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