The Black Velvet Gown

Winner of an International Emmy® for Best Drama and based on the novel by Catherine Cookson, this period drama set in 1830s England portrays the complicated relationship between a mother (Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs) and daughter (Geraldine Somerville, Gosford Park) as they fight for a better life and challenge the prejudice of their society. “Compelling adaptation…hook[s] you” ¬—Los Angeles Times.