Rebecca(1979)

Name: Rebecca
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 1979-01-17
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Joanna David, Jeremy Brett, Anna Massey, Hugh Morton, Richard Willis

★ 7.5(4)55m4 episodesEnded

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.

Created by:: Hugh Whitemore
First aired:: 1979-01-17
Country:: GB
Network:: BBC Two

Episodes

Miniseries(4)

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1. Part 1
1979-01-17 · 51m
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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2. Part 2
1979-01-24 · 53m
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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3. Part 3
1979-01-31 · 51m
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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4. Part 4
1979-02-07 · 52m
The nightmare of the Manderley Ball is climaxed by shipwreck, and the discovery of Rebecca's body in Manderley Bay forces Maxim to confess.