This BAFTA winning film made for the BBC and Directed by Tim Fywell was based on the 1859 Victorian mystery novel of the same name by Wilkie Collins. The story is the tale of two half sisters, Marianne (Tara Fitzgerald) and Laura (Justine Waddell) Fairlie who become embroiled in a mystery involving murder, deception and abuse which all seems to revolve centre around a woman dressed in white. It emerges that this woman is called Anne Catherick (Susan Vidler) and she holds a secret … as well as a strong resemblance to Laura.
Release / Airing: 05/04/1998
Locations used for this production:
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Kentwell Hall >
Kentwell provided a stunning 14 locations for the acclaimed BBC serial of The Woman in White. These included Hamstead Heath, a Belgravia mansion and a Somerset solicitor's office among other places as well as the principal house of the series. The BBC decorated several rooms in the House for filming and their choice of wallpaper for Billiard Room and Library survives. The BBC also added a fine Conservatory to the East Wing which the Phillips were rather sad to see go.
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Luton Hoo Hotel >
A number of rooms in Luton Hoo were used as locations prior to its conversion to a hotel and included the scenes within the green bedroom and the attics.
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