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Feud: Bette and Joan

Series 1

Episode 1: Pilot

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In 1962, Hollywood legend Joan Crawford realises that good roles are not being written for women of her age, so she decides to find one for herself. Coming across the novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell, she knows that she has found the perfect part. She convinces director Robert Aldrich to champion the movie, but now she needs to bring her bitter Hollywood rival and star of equal magnitude, Bette Davis, on board the project. Sparks are about to fly. Show less

Contributors

Hedda Hopper:
Judy Davis
Bette Davis:
Susan Sarandon
Joan Crawford:
Jessica Lange
Robert Aldrich:
Alfred Molina
Jack Warner:
Stanley Tucci
Pauline Jameson:
Alison Wright
Olivia de Haviland:
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Joan Blondell:
Kathy Bates
Director:
Ryan Murphy

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