# Blackeyes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blackeyes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Blackeyes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackeyes > Source revision: 1355274528 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1988 novel by Dennis Potter For other uses, see [Black Eyes (disambiguation)](/source/Black_Eyes_(disambiguation)). Blackeyes First edition Author Dennis Potter Language English Genre Novel Publisher Faber & Faber Publication date 12 October 1988 Publication place United Kingdom Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Pages 184 pp ISBN 0-679-72047-2 OCLC 17952787 Dewey Decimal 823/.914 19 LC Class PR6066.O77 B56 1988 ***Blackeyes*** is a novel by British writer [Dennis Potter](/source/Dennis_Potter), published in 1987 by [Faber and Faber](/source/Faber_and_Faber). It concerns the relationship between sexuality, exploitation, power and money. These are explored through the career of a desirable model known as "Blackeyes".[1][2] The novel was later adapted by Potter as a 1989 [BBC](/source/BBC) television [serial of the same name](/source/Blackeyes_(TV_series)) with actress [Gina Bellman](/source/Gina_Bellman) in the eponymous role.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Quinn, Anthony (15 October 1987). ["Loose change from heaven"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-independent-loose-change-from-heaven/183596963/). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. London. p. 17. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Bailey, Hilary](/source/Hilary_Bailey) (2 October 1987). ["Deaths in the family"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-deaths-in-the-family/183597027/). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. p. 14. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The tortured playwright who went wrong"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-telegraph-the-tortured-playwright/183596685/). *[Sunday Telegraph](/source/Sunday_Telegraph)*. London. 31 December 1989. p. 19. Retrieved 24 October 2025 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). v t e Works by Dennis Potter Bibliography Television plays Stand Up, Nigel Barton (1965) Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton (1965) Emergency – Ward 9 (1966) Shaggy Dog (1968) A Beast with Two Backs (1968) Moonlight on the Highway (1969) Son of Man (1969) Traitor (1971) Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) Joe's Ark (1974) Double Dare (1976) Where Adam Stood (1976) Blue Remembered Hills (1979) Blade on the Feather (1980) Rain on the Roof (1980) Cream in My Coffee (1980) Brimstone and Treacle (1987) Television serials Casanova (1971) The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978) Pennies From Heaven (1978) Tender Is the Night (1985) The Singing Detective (1986) Christabel (1988) Blackeyes (1989) Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) Karaoke (1996) Cold Lazarus (1996) Films Pennies from Heaven (1981) Brimstone and Treacle (1982) Gorky Park (1983) Dreamchild (1985) Track 29 (1988) Secret Friends (1991) Mesmer (1993) The Singing Detective (2003) Books The Glittering Coffin (1960) Hide and Seek (1973) Pennies from Heaven (1981) Ticket to Ride (1986) Blackeyes (1987) This article about a 1980s novel is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. - [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:1980s-novel-stub) - [t](/source/Template_talk%3A1980s-novel-stub) - [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:1980s-novel-stub) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Blackeyes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackeyes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackeyes?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.