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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

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Dramatisation of Jeanette Winterson's 1985 novel about a young girl who is adopted by evangelists.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Episode 1

Seven-year-old Jess lives with her dominating mother until she is rudely removed from her peculiar Pentecostal home and sent to school.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Episode 2

Jess, now 16, meets Melanie and falls in love. The pastor, the congregation and Jess's mother suspect, culminating in a devastating denouement in front of the congregation.

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Episode 3

Jess meets Katy, who replaces Melanie in her affections. Her one true friend Elsie is ailing, and local undertaker Cissy Fields takes her in when Mother and flock disown her.

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