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The Girls of Slender Means

The Girls of Slender Means

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The Girls of Slender Means

1975- 1975

1 Seasons

3 Episodes

3.7(3 votes)

Ended

Drama

Overview

The Girls of Slender Means is a 1975 BBC television mini-series based on Muriel Spark's novel. The drama, aired in three parts, follows a group of young women living in a London boarding house in 1945, and is framed by a death that occurs in 1960.

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BBC

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Jane Wright

Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Anne Baberton

Mary Tamm

Mary Tamm

Selina Redwood

James Laurenson

James Laurenson

Nicholas Farringdon

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Rudi Bittesch

Judith Paris

Pauline Fox

Tony Millan

Tony Millan

Ernest Claymore

Creative team

Created by: Ken Taylor
Written by: Ken Taylor
Produced by: Martin Lisemore

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