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Fanny Lye Deliver'd

2019 British film

1 min
estimated reading 2
complete sections 10.94
algorithmic grade estimate

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71
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542 characters
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69%
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Thomas2 uses in this article Dance2 uses in this article Fanny2 uses in this article production1 uses in this article Shropshire1 uses in this article Constable1 uses in this article directed1 uses in this article British1 uses in this article Collard1 uses in this article Council1 uses in this article October1 uses in this article Rebecca1 uses in this article Sheriff1 uses in this article written1 uses in this article Arthur1 uses in this article Deputy1 uses in this article period1 uses in this article Adams1 uses in this article after1 uses in this article Perry1 uses in this article

Overview

Fanny Lye Deliver'd is a British period drama film set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm. It stars Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, and Freddie Fox, and is written and directed by Thomas Clay. It premiered in October 2019 after more than three years in post production.

Cast

*Maxine Peake as Fanny Lye *Charles Dance as John Lye *Freddie Fox as Thomas Ashbury *Tanya Reynolds as Rebecca Henshaw *Peter McDonald as The High Sheriff for the Council of State *Zak Adams as Arthur Lye *Perry Fitzpatrick as The Sheriff's Deputy *Kenneth Collard as The Constable

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