Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (TV serial)
| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
|---|---|
Charlotte Coleman and Geraldine McEwan in Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | |
| Created by | Jeanette Winterson |
| Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
| Starring | Charlotte Coleman Geraldine McEwan Kenneth Cranham Cathryn Bradshaw |
| Opening theme | Rachel Portman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Phillippa Giles |
| Running time | 165 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 January – 24 January 1990 |
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a 1990 BBC television drama miniseries, directed by Beeban Kidron. Jeanette Winterson wrote the screenplay, adapting her semi-autobiographical first novel of the same name (published 1985). The BBC produced and screened three episodes, running to a total of 2 hours and 45 minutes. A 145 minute continuous version was screened at the London Film Festival on 25 November 1989. The series was released on DVD in 2005.
The series won the BAFTA award for Best Drama Series or Serial.