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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990) (TV)
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10 January 1990 (UK)
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Jessica's extraordinarily strong will and heart enables her to rebel against her fanatical, cult-like upbringing...
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Disturbing, thought-provoking story of a lesbian girl raised by religious zealots.
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Charlotte Coleman | ... | Jess |
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| Mark Aspinall | ... | Ian |
| Emily Aston | ... | Small Jess |
| Sharon Bower | ... | Mrs. Vole |
| Cathryn Bradshaw | ... | Melanie |
| Kay Clayton | ... | Gypsy Woman |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Pastor Finch |
| Freda Dowie | ... | Mrs. Green |
| James Duggan | ... | Second fisherman |
| Pam Ferris | ... | Mrs. Arkwright |
| Peter Gordon | ... | William |
| Richard Henders | ... | Graham |
| Barbara Hicks | ... | Cissy |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Miss Jewsbury |
| Ken Kitson | ... | First fisherman |
| Maggie Lane | ... | First ice cream woman |
| Geraldine McEwan | ... | Mother |
| Chris McNulty | ... | Child in Classroom |
| Katy Murphy | ... | Mrs Virtue |
 | Tania Rodrigues | ... | Katy |
| Bill Rogers | ... | Ice Cream Man |
| Darren Scott | ... | Boy Next Door |
| Norma Shebbeare | ... | Dust Pan |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | ... | May |
| Tamar Swade | ... | Church pianist |
 | David Thewlis | ... | Doctor |
| Sophie Thursfield | ... | Jess's real mother |
| Roger Walker | ... | Fishmonger |
| Mandy Walsh | ... | Second ice cream woman |
| Margery Withers | ... | Elsie |
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UK:55 min (3 episodes)
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| DVD/Video? | dorike_v_g |
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Well-acted, sometimes touching, sometimes shocking, story of a young English woman's coming of age and coming to terms with her lesbianism.
Her homophobic parents oppress her unmercifully, but she makes some friends who help her thru her crises to become a strong person. Definitely worth a look!