Fanny Lye Deliver'd
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Fanny Lye Deliver'd

Her world transform'd

6.3 / 10 2019 1h 50mNR English
DramaHistoryThriller

Storyline

On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?

Cast & Crew

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Fanny Lye

Lead
Charles Dance

Charles Dance

John Lye

Freddie Fox

Freddie Fox

Thomas Ashbury

Tanya Reynolds

Tanya Reynolds

Rebecca Henshaw

Zak Adams

Zak Adams

Arthur Lye

Peter McDonald

Peter McDonald

High Sheriff for the Council of State

Perry Fitzpatrick

Perry Fitzpatrick

Sheriff's Deputy

Kenneth Collard

Kenneth Collard

Constable

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Clay's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Fanny Lye Deliver'd is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker