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Rebecca

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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.

Jan 17, 19791 seasons4 episodesEndedEN

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Joanna David

The Girl / Mrs de Winter

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Jeremy Brett

Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter

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Anna Massey

Mrs Danvers

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Hugh Morton

Frith

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Richard Willis

Robert

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Seasons

Miniseries

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 17, 1979

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Part 1

Jan 17, 1979

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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Ep 2

Part 2

Jan 24, 1979

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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Ep 3

Part 3

Jan 31, 1979

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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Ep 4