Widows is a TV mini-series novelization written by Lynda La Plante in 1983 and based on the TV mini-series of the same name, directed by Ian Toynton in 1983. The TV series features Ann Mitchell, Fiona Hendley, Kate Williams, Maurice O’Connell, David Calder, Maureen O’Farrell, and others.
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Storyline
Three armed robbers meet their demise during a heist gone awry when the security van they’re targeting erupts in flames inside the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Left widowed, their spouses stumble upon their late husbands’ meticulously crafted plans for the failed robbery. Fueled by a desire for justice and retribution, they resolve to take matters into their own hands and orchestrate the heist themselves.
Movie vs Book
Year
1983
Minutes
301
Movie Rate
7.60
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Widows
Director: Ian Toynton
Country: UK
Year: 1983-1985
Length: 5hs1minute / 12 episodes
Year
1983
Pages
288
Book Rate
7.88
S: Goodreads
Book
Widows
Author: Lynda La Plante
Country: UK
First published in: 1983
Length: 288 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dolly Rawlins
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Mini-Series by Geoffrey Sax
Movie by Steve McQueen
User polls & recommendations
“The book is so rich. There are so many fantastic details, but in order to preserve and have the time to bring that to the screen, we had to make important choices.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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