BBC Adaptation

In 1990, BBC transformed the novel 'Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit' into a Television Drama series. The series was quite controversial for the time as it breached subjects that had not previously been aired in such a way:

The lovemaking scene between Jess and Melanie sparked rather big debates and although the series did not include all aspects of Winterson's novel, I found it very informative to watch.

 This is a shot taken of Jess with the congregation when they go on a trip to visit a Pastor in another town and do missionary work by the sea. The shot shows Jess as a young child and you can see from the way she is dressed that she has been moulded to look like those in the left hand side of the picture. On the right is Miss Jewsbury, who is slightly different to the others in that she is in a lighter suit, with longer more flowing hair which could be seen to represent her swaying sexual freedom.

This is a still from the beginning of the series when the viewer is first introduced to the congregation. the camera pans around the room revealing an evangelical congregation, shouting and screaming in elation at the Pastors teachings. To me as an atheist, it is hard to believe that anybody could be so ferociously religious and this intrigued me both when reading the novel and watching the series.