The Girl (1996) was based on Catherine Cookson 's novel, "The Girl." The screenplay was written by Gordon Hann and directed by David Wheatley. The TV film starred Mark Benton, Susan Jameson, Siobhan Flynn (in her screen debut), and Jonathan Cake.
Dame Catherine Cookson (1906 - 1998) was a British writer. She is in the top 20 of the most widely read British novelists, with sales topping 100 million, while she retained a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers. Her books were inspired by her deprived youth in South Shields (historically part of County Durham), North East England, the setting for her novels. With 104 titles written in her own name or two other pen names, she is one of the most prolific British novelists.
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