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Women We Loved Season

Women We Loved Season (Gracie!, Enid and Margot)

Women We Loved Season


BBC Four showcases three major one-off films about the artistic careers of British female icons Margot Fonteyn, Gracie Fields and Enid Blyton in the
Women We Loved Season.

Programmes in the season


Enid. This drama casts light on the ambitious and driven woman behind the beloved Famous Five, Secret Seven, Malory Towers and the Noddy series.
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Gracie! Jane Horrocks stars in Nick Vivian's romantic comedy about Gracie Fields, singer and comedienne from Rochdale who rose to fame in the Thirties – becoming the nation's darling and highest-paid film actress in the world.
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Margot. Partly based on Meredith Daneman's biography, the 90-minute drama will explore Margot Fonteyn's dancing partnership and complex relationship with Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev.


About the season

IN BRIEF


Margot Fonteyn, Gracie Fields and Enid Blyton are celebrated in Women We Loved Season on BBC Four.

TRANSMISSION DATE


November 2009

CHANNEL

BBC Four

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