The read
The series ran 1 season across 3 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
Seven-year-old Jess is removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
27 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 3 ep1990 |
Key crew
- Beeban KidronDirector
- Jeanette WintersonWriter
Cast
- Charlotte ColemanJess
- Geraldine McEwanMother
- Emily AstonSmall Jess
- Kenneth CranhamPastor Finch
- Elizabeth SpriggsMay
- Cathryn BradshawMelanie
- Celia ImrieMiss Jewsbury
- Freda DowieMrs Green
- Barbara HicksCissy
- David ThewlisDoctor
- Pam FerrisMrs Arkwright
- Margery WithersElsie
Stills
Themes
christianityenglandbased on novel or book1970sfamily relationshipscoming of agelgbtlgbt teenwoman directorpentecostalismadopted daughter