Widows by Lynda La Plante
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Widows by Lynda La Plante is a British crime drama novel (originally a TV series) about a group of women who plan a heist after their criminal husbands are killed.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lynda La Plante’s TV series Widows | 1 |
| Widows by Lynda La Plante canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British novel
ⓘ
adaptation of television series ⓘ crime novel ⓘ heist novel ⓘ |
| adaptationCountryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| adaptationDirector | Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| adaptationGenre |
crime thriller film
ⓘ
heist film ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| adaptationScreenwriter |
Gillian Flynn
ⓘ
Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| author | Lynda La Plante ⓘ |
| basedOn | Widows (1983 British television series) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
crime and morality
ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ grief and revenge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorOfFranchise | Lynda La Plante ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
drama ⓘ heist fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Widows (2018 film) ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
novel
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
She’s Out
ⓘ
Widows (2018 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Widows 2
|
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bella O’Reilly
ⓘ
Dolly Rawlins ⓘ Linda Perelli ⓘ
surface form:
Linda Pirelli
Shirley Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacterRole | widows of armed robbers ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of women organizing and executing a major robbery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Widows (2018 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Widows franchise
|
| plotSummary | A group of women decide to carry out a heist planned by their deceased criminal husbands. ⓘ |
| publicationType | print ⓘ |
| publisher | Pan Books ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| subjectMatter |
armed robbery
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ police investigation ⓘ |
| televisionSeriesDebutYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.