Rebecca (1979 TV series)

Rebecca
Based on	Rebecca (novel)
Directed by	Simon Langton
Starring	Jeremy Brett Joanna David
No. of episodes	4
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	17 January (1979-01-17) – 7 February 1979 (1979-02-07)

Rebecca is a 1979 BBC Television drama, directed by Simon Langton. It is based on Daphne du Maurier's 1938 British novel Rebecca . Four 55-minute episodes were produced and aired on BBC1. ^[1]

Cast

• Jeremy Brett as Maxim de Winter
• Joanna David as The Second Mrs. de Winter
• Anna Massey as Mrs. Danvers
• Hugh Morton as Frith
• Richard Willis as Robert
• Terrence Hardiman as Frank Crawley
• Vivian Pickles as Beatrice
• Leon Sinden as Giles
• Julian Holloway as Jack Favell

Locations

Caerhayes Castle

Caerhays Castle doubled as Manderley in this series. ^[2] The beach scenes were filmed at Porthluney Cove. ^[3]

References

1. Baskin, Ellen (1996). Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-85928-015-7.
2. Caerhays on the big screen in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Karl Quinney, retrieved 13 February 2022
3. Portloe to Mevagissey, Southwestcoastpath.org.uk, retrieved 13 February 2022

External links

• BBC portal
• Television portal

• Rebecca at IMDb