The Woman in White (1966 TV series)

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The Woman in White
GenreMystery
Based on The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
Written by Michael Voysey
Directed byBrandon Acton-Bond
Starring Alethea Charlton
Jennifer Hilary
Nicholas Pennell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6 (all missing)
Production
Producer David Conroy
Running time25 minutes (per episode)
Production company BBC
Original release
Network BBC One
Release2 October (1966-10-02) –
6 November 1966 (1966-11-06)

The Woman in White is a British drama television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six 25-minute-long episodes between 2 October and 6 November 1966. [1] [2] It was adapted from the 1860 novel The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. [3]

Contents

As of 2021, none of the six episodes are known to exist in the BBC archives.

Plot summary

In Victorian England, young artist and drawing master Walter Hartright encounters a distressed woman dressed entirely in white one night; she appears frightened and cryptic, and Hartright later learns she has escaped from an asylum. web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk

Soon after, Hartright takes up a position teaching art to two half-sisters, Laura Fairlie and Marian Halcombe, at Limmeridge House in Cumberland. There, he notices that Laura bears a striking resemblance to the mysterious woman in white — a similarity that hints at deeper secrets and connections between the women. web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk

As Hartright becomes drawn into the Fairlie household’s affairs, Laura’s engagement to the ambitious Sir Percival Glyde and the suspicious behaviour of his associate Count Fosco begin to suggest a sinister plot aimed at depriving Laura of her inheritance. Although details of individual episodes are largely undocumented due to the loss of the recordings, contemporary TV listings show the adaptation follows the novel’s structure of escalating mystery and danger surrounding identity, deception, and legal conspiracy as Hartright and Marian investigate the truth behind the “woman in white” and Glyde’s intentions. web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk

Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The WOMAN IN WHITE". 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "The Woman in White: Part 1: The Escape". BBC Genome. 2 October 1966. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "The Woman in White: Part 6: The Witness". BBC Genome. 6 November 1966. p. 13.
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