The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries) changes from the book. It was partly shot at the Belle Tout Lighthouse at Beachy Head near Eastbourne in East Sussex, which has since been moved several metres from the cliff edge, due to the rapid rate of coastal erosion in the area. The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries) The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1986 award-winning BBC miniseries adapted from Fay Weldon's 1983 novel "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil". The story concerns married couple Ruth and Bobbo, who are on the verge of separating as Bobbo is having an affair with novelist
Mary Fisher (missionary) message and fellowship resonated profoundly with her and as a result she became an active Quaker. In 1652, as a Quaker "Publisher of Truth", Mary Fisher publicly rebuked the vicar of Selby church in an address to his congregation after worship. She was imprisoned in York Castle and later that year she was confined there again with five other Quakers. Together they issued a pamphlet, "False Teachers and False Prophets Described". In 1653 and 1654 she was further imprisoned at York for offences against the church in Pontefract. In December 1653, accompanied by Elizabeth Williams, Fisher walked to Cambridge as