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CSA SPEAKER BULLETIN WOMEN'S VOICES
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Helen Fielding is an English novelist and screenwriter,
best known as the creator of the fictional character
Bridget Jones and a sequence of novels and films
beginning with the life of a thirty-something singleton in
London trying to make sense of life and love. One of the
defining figures of the 1990s, Helen Fielding’s brilliant comic
creation was an instant cultural phenomenon. Bridget
Jones’ Diary coined some of the era’s buzzwords, from "sad
singletons" to "smug marrieds". And it helped launch a new
genre, termed “chick lit”.
In 2020, a quarter of a century later, BBC Two is making a
documentary which will celebrate Bridget Jones and the
legacy of Helen Fielding’s character. In the age of Fleabag
and #MeToo, the documentary explores how Bridget’s story
reflects changing attitudes to women - and the way their
stories are told. Being Bridget will feature interviews with
Helen Fielding and the friends who inspired the original
characters along with rarely seen archive and celebrity fans
playing tribute.
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