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A Skirt Through History

An Experiment (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 30 min | Biography, Drama, Family

"The remarkable story of two women who became the subjects of experiments by men. Dr James Barry was born a girl but lived most of her life disguised as a man. And Hannah Cullwick, a working class woman turned into a high-class lady". (...See more"The remarkable story of two women who became the subjects of experiments by men. Dr James Barry was born a girl but lived most of her life disguised as a man. And Hannah Cullwick, a working class woman turned into a high-class lady". (Radio Times, 21/5-27/5/1994). Written by GlosBio See less
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Writers
Philippa Lowthorpe (script) | James Barry (diaries & letters) | Hannah Cullwick (diaries & letters)
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Updated May 20, 1994

Release date
Aug 1995 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
Dearbhla Molloy
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
Anna Massey
Dr. James Barry Dr. James Barry   See fewer
Rosalie Crutchley
Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale   See fewer
Barbara Ewing
Hannah Cullwick Hannah Cullwick   See fewer
Elaine Hallam
Young Hannah Young Hannah   See fewer
Ken Bones
Arthur Munby Arthur Munby   See fewer
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