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Rebecca

Rebecca

★ 7.5/10•1979•55m•12•Mystery•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime55m
LanguageEN
First Air DateJan 17, 1979

Episodes

E151m

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.

Jan 17, 1979

E253m

Part 2

The new Mrs de Winter quickly finds an enemy in the housekeeper, Mrs Danvers. And who is the insolent Jack Favell?

Jan 24, 1979

E351m

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.

Jan 31, 1979

E452m

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.

Feb 7, 1979

Actors

Joanna David

Joanna David

The Girl / Mrs de Winter

Jeremy Brett

Jeremy Brett

Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Mrs Danvers

Hugh Morton

Hugh Morton

Frith

Richard Willis

Richard Willis

Robert

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