''Rebecca'' is a 1979

BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the BBC. The corporation has operated a Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television service in the United Kingdom, under the terms of a royal charter, since 1927. It produced t ...

drama, directed by Simon Langton. It is based on

Daphne du Maurier Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Georg ...

's 1938 British novel ''

Rebecca Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

''. Four 55-minute episodes were produced and aired on

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Cast

Jeremy Brett Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He played fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. His ...

as Maxim de Winter *

Joanna David Joanna David (born Joanna Elizabeth Hacking; 17 January 1947) is an English actress, best known for her television work. Life David was born in Lancaster, England, to Davida Elizabeth (''née'' Nesbitt) and John Almond Hacking. In 1971, she ...

as The Second Mrs. de Winter * Anna Massey as Mrs. Danvers * Hugh Morton as Frith *Richard Willis as Robert *

Terrence Hardiman Terrence Hardiman (born 6 April 1937)Biographical detail
Vivian Pickles as Beatrice *Leon Sinden as Giles * Julian Holloway as Jack Favell

Locations

Caerhays Castle doubled as Manderley in this series, The beach scenes were filmed at Porthluney Cove.Portloe to Mevagissey
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References

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* 1970s British drama television series 1970s British television miniseries 1979 British television series debuts 1979 British television series endings Works based on Rebecca (novel) BBC television dramas English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels Television series set in the 1920s {{Drama-tv-prog-stub