Rebecca (1979)
Synopsis
Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940). A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.
First Air Date: 1979-01-17
Last Air Date: 1979-02-07
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Created By: Hugh Whitemore
Networks: BBC Two
Top Cast
- Joanna David as The Girl / Mrs de Winter
- Jeremy Brett as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter
- Anna Massey as Mrs Danvers
- Hugh Morton as Frith
- Richard Willis as Robert
- Terrence Hardiman as Frank Crawley
- Vivian Pickles as Beatrice Lacy (née de Winter)
- Leon Sinden as Giles Lacy
- Julian Holloway as Jack Favell
- William Morgan Sheppard as Ben
Seasons
None (1979)
A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Part 1
A penniless young woman, living a miserable existence as the paid companion of a vulgar American widow, meets an enigmatic stranger who appears in mourning for his deceased wife.
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Ep. 2: Part 2
The new Mrs de Winter quickly finds an enemy in the housekeeper, Mrs Danvers. And who is the insolent Jack Favell?
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Ep. 3: Part 3
The second Mrs de Winter's joy in being Maxim's wife is subtly undermined by the haunting presence of Rebecca — guarded, cherished by the loyal Mrs Danvers, who is determined to make Maxim happy. Plans are soon underway to revive the Manderley Ball.
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Ep. 4: Part 4
The nightmare of the Manderley Ball is climaxed by shipwreck, and the discovery of Rebecca's body in Manderley Bay forces Maxim to confess.
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