The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

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  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance, TV Movie
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): David Attwood
  • Cast(s): Alex Kingston, Geoffrey Beevers, Lucy Evans, Struan Rodger, Peter Jonfield See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 48min
  • Award(s): BAFTA TV 1997 (Won)
    BAFTA TV 1997 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: Christmas with a Prince, Bridal Boot Camp
  • Story:
    In her filthy cell in Newgate prison Moll Flanders, dubbed 'the wickedest woman in England' tells her story. Born in the gaol, after her mother is transported Moll is raised by the kindly mayor of Colchester and his wife, whose two sons lust after her. She enjoys sex with handsome Rowland, who teaches her that money talks, but, realizing he only wants her as a mistress, she marries his duller brother Robin, who conveniently dies after five years, leaving her wealthy. She goes to London, briefly meeting highwayman Jemmy Seagrove, and marries parvenu draper Daniel Dawkins, but he has huge debts and must flee to France, leaving Moll alone and poor. Moll meets handsome young American sea captain Lemuel Golightly, who marries her and takes her to Virginia and a good life style, along with his mother. They have two children and are blissfully happy until Moll discovers her mother-in-law is also her birth mother. She has married her own brother. She returns to England and poses as wealthy ...
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STORY

Story
In her filthy cell in Newgate prison Moll Flanders, dubbed 'the wickedest woman in England' tells her story. Born in the gaol, after her mother is transported Moll is raised by the kindly mayor of Colchester and his wife, whose two sons lust after her. She enjoys sex with handsome Rowland, who teaches her that money talks, but, realizing he only wants her as a mistress, she marries his duller brother Robin, who conveniently dies after five years, leaving her wealthy. She goes to London, briefly meeting highwayman Jemmy Seagrove, and marries parvenu draper Daniel Dawkins, but he has huge debts and must flee to France, leaving Moll alone and poor. Moll meets handsome young American sea captain Lemuel Golightly, who marries her and takes her to Virginia and a good life style, along with his mother. They have two children and are blissfully happy until Moll discovers her mother-in-law is also her birth mother. She has married her own brother. She returns to England and poses as wealthy ...

AWARDS

Won
BAFTA TV Award

Best Original Television Music | 1997 | Jim

Nominations
BAFTA TV Award

Best Actress | 1997 | Alex

Best Costume Design | 1997 | Trisha

Best Design | 1997

RTS Television Award

Best Production Design Drama | 1997

TCA Award

Outstanding Achievement in Movies Miniseries and Specials | 1997

TRIVIA

Trivia

Alex Kingston did all of the nude scenes herself without the use of a body double.

This adaptation moves the setting of the novel forward a few decades. In the novel, adding up the dates reveals that Moll first goes up to London in the late 1630s, and begins her career as a thief in the 1660s. In this movie, however, these events are associated with Moll attending two plays, "The Country Wife" (1675) and "The Way of the World" (1700). The costumes are appropriate to this later period.

Daniel Craig appeared in Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015), and No Time to Die (2021) with Ralph Fiennes, Alex Kingston's ex-husband.

This mini-series was given the restricted "18" certificate in the United Kingdom due to its considerable sex and nudity. In New Zealand, it was given the unrestricted "M" rating ("recommended for mature audiences", the same as the American Moll Flanders (1996) which has no nudity.

This mini-series was the fourth screen adaptation of Daniel Defoe's 1722 novel, 'The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders'.