A novelist steals his niece's life, so she steals his story back. Meta. Messy. Magnificent.
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.
Creator
Dennis Potter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Potter made this during his final years, already diagnosing his own colon cancer through Maurice's predatory consumption of younger bodies.
The BBC buried it after initial broadcast; critics called it 'misogynist' missing that it was ABOUT misogyny. Classic Potter.
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