Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton, Nell Tiger Free Set for PBS, BBC Adaptation of Henry James’ ‘The Portrait Of A Lady’

By K.J. Yossman

K.J. Yossman

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Henry James’ classic novel “The Portrait of a Lady” is set to be adapted for Masterpiece on PBS and the BBC, starring Bill Nighy, Gemma Arterton and Nell Tiger Free.

“Game of Thrones” star Free will lead the six-episode limited series as James’ New World ingénue Isabel Archer, who leaves the States for Europe in search of adventure.

“A charming young woman with an innate wildness and a burning desire to be independent, Isabel rejects a series of marriage proposals, but when she inherits an unexpected fortune that promises to grant her freedom, she falls prey to two American ex-pat schemers: the elegant Madame Merle and the charming but calculating Gilbert Osmond,” the synopsis reads.

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