The French Lieutenant's Woman, written in 1969 and arguably Fowles's most famous novel, was set in Lyme Regis and was made into a film starring MerylStreepandJeremyIrons in 1981.
It brings together JeremyIrons, MerylStreep, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, and Vanessa Redgrave and insures that, without exception, they all give their worst performances ever.