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Season 1 • Episode 4
LatestBlackeyes is a four-part BBC television miniseries written and directed by Dennis Potter, based on his novel of the same name. The complex, surreal drama follows novelist Maurice James Kingsley, who bases a successful book on his niece Jessica's modeling career, angering her as he turns her experiences into a story of a victimised woman named Blackeyes. Jessica in turn rewrites the novel to liberate the character.
Writing
Potter's script weaponizes narrative against itself.
Acting
Gina Bellman's dual performance as construct and liberation.
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