Lady Chatterley is a 1993 BBCtelevision serial starring Sean Bean and Joely Richardson. It is an adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's 1928 novel Lady Chatterley's Lover, first broadcast on BBC1 in four 55-minute episodes between 6 and 27 June 1993. A young woman's husband returns wounded after the First World War. Facing a life with a husband now incapable of sexual activity she begins an affair with the groundskeeper. The film reflects Lawrence's focus not only on casting away sexual taboos, but also the examination of the British class system.
The show had an audience of over 12 million, for the BBC.[4]
Donald Liebenson,[5] a Chicago-based film critic said "Those who believe British miniseries to be too proper and corseted may want to make an exception for Ken Russell's 1992, four-hour BBC adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's scandalous novel...The production is impeccably mounted--no pun intended--and the performances (particularly by the daring Ms. Richardson) impassioned."[6]
In September 1994, Adrian Martin said "Russell brings not a skerrick of art or craft to this project."[7]
^"Ken Russell: The film-maker laid bare". The Independent. 5 January 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2022. The Russell Lady Chatterley, in fact, gave him a too-brief respite from deepening obscurity. Sean Bean and Joely Richardson, as gamekeeper and mistress, drew 12 million-plus viewers to the four-part serial.
^"Lady Chatterley". National Library, Singapore. Retrieved 4 March 2022. London Films/Global Arts production for BBC ; screenplay by Michael Haggiag and Ken Russell ; produced by Michael Haggiag ; directed by Ken Russell.
