The Beggar Bride

1997•2h 30m

Drama

The Beggar Bride was a British two-part television programme adapted from the Gillian White novel of the same name.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 24, 1997

Last Aired

August 25, 1997

Networks

BBC One

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Episode 1

Air date: 1997-08-24

Angela Harper decides to save her family from the poverty trap by embarking on a bigamous marriage with a rich man.

E2

Episode 2

Air date: 1997-08-25

Ange finds she needs all her ingenuity to survive the pitfalls of being married to both her original husband Billy and, bigamously, to the wealthy industrialist Sir Fabian Ormerod. Soon she realises it is time to end the lies.

Cast

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Angela Harper

Nicholas Jones

Nicholas Jones

Sir Fabian Ormerod

Joe Duttine

Joe Duttine

Billy Harper

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