Earthly temptations threaten to break heavenly bonds in this BBC-FX adaptation of Rummer Godden’s 1939 novel. It already inspired an Academy Award-winning movie, produced by filmmaking legends Powell and Pressburger in1947, and this time around stars Gemma Arterton as the austere Sister Clodagh, and Aisling Francosi as the troubled Sister Ruth. Read on as we detail how to watch Black Narcissus online from anywhere – and utterly FREE in the UK thanks to the BBC!
Directed by Charlotte Bruss Christensen (A Quiet Place), Black Narcissus begins in 1934 with the nuns of St Faiths occupying Mopu Palace, a former General’s ‘House of Women’, and turning it into a school for the local population. However, it’s not long before the building’s licentious atmosphere – its faded erotic murals and intoxicating blooms – has an unsettling effect on the group. Meanwhile, raffish land agent Mr Dean (Alessandro Nivola) only makes things worse: his presence reawakening sinful urges in both Sisters Clodagh and Ruth – with violent consequences.
Channel: BBC One
UK air dates: December 27, 28 and 29
Time: 9pm GMT nightly
FREE UK stream: BBC iPlayer
Watch anywhere: a good VPN is all you need
There’s a brilliant cast here - including Jim Broadbent as Father Roberts, and Dame Diana Rigg in her final screen role - while the show maintains an air of eerie mystery throughout. Is the palace, located on a remote Himalayan mountaintop, haunted by a scorned lover?
Or are the nuns repressed desires manifesting themselves in uncanny ways? As Sister Clodagh says, “it’s an unusual place and we should expect unusual things”, and that goes twice for this enigmatic miniseries.
So, pick a pew and keep reading as we detail how to watch Black Narcissus online, and stream every episode completely FREE through BBC iPlayer in the UK!
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How to watch Black Narcissus online from outside your country
Luckily, that there’s a hassle-free solution. A VPN – short for Virtual Private Network – will let you change your IP address to the country your service is available in. So that, like magic, your beloved TV shows are once again available for comfort watching.
If you’re having a very Merry Christmas abroad, there’s just one hitch. Geo-blocking restrictions will prevent you from connecting to a regional service like BBC iPlayer, which means you’ll be unable to stream Black Narcissus online after your Boxing Day binge.
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