Deborah Ross

Quiet yet beautiful – and there’s plenty of sex: Lady Chatterley’s Lover reviewed

Compared to Ken Russell’s 1990s romp, this adaptation is more of a gentle, affecting love story – though you won’t feel short-changed on the sex front

Emma Corin as Connie and Jack O'Connell as Mellors in Lady Chatterley's Lover. Image: courtesy of Netflix © 2022
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