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The Sculptress

Olive Martin (Quirke), a heavily overweight young woman is convicted of killing and butchering her mother and sister and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, when she is assigned to write a book about her life, author Rosalind Leigh (Goodall) begins to develop a relationship with Olive and is soon convinced of her innocence. With the help of restaurant owner and former policeman Hal Hawksley (Fulford), she sets out to prove it and undo what she sees as a miscarriage of justice. However, all is not what is seems.

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Cast & Crew See All

Pauline Quirke
Olive Martin
Caroline Goodall
Rosalind Leigh
Christopher Fulford
Hal Hawksley

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #1.1

45 mins

Writer Rosalind Leigh is given a subject, the Sculptress, Olive Martin, a woman who butchered her Mother and Sister.

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Awards

  • 1997 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Actress - nominated
  • 1997 - Golden Spire - Television - Drama-Miniseries - winner
  • 1998 - Edgar - Best Television Feature or Miniseries - nominated
  • 1996 - RTS Television Award - Best Sound - Drama - nominated

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