''Madame Bovary'' is a British

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television series, based on the novel of the same title by

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.Roberts, p. 38 It originally aired in four episodes on

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in 1975.

Cast

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as Emma Bovary *

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as Charles Bovary * Gabrielle Lloyd as Felicite * Ray Smith as Homais * Brian Stirner as Leon Dupuis *

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as Father Bournisien *

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as Lheureux * Kathleen Helme as Madame Bovary, Charles' mother * Ivor Roberts as Guillaumin * Stephen Bent as Justin *

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as Rodolphe Boulanger * Michael Poole as Dr. Canivet *

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as Girard *

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as Hippolyte *

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as M. Rouault * James Bree as Beadle * Antony Carrick as Clerk * Ysanne Churchman as Heloise *

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as Guest at ball *

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as Madame Homais *

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as Guest at ball *

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as Vicomte *

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as Louis *

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as Nastasie * Peter Rutherford as Guest at ball * Mike Savage as Bertrand * Gladys Spencer as Guest at ball *

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as Lieuvain * William Thomas as Albert

References

Bibliography

* Roberts, Jerry. ''Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* {{Madame Bovary BBC television dramas 1975 British television series debuts 1975 British television series endings English-language television shows Television shows based on French novels Television series set in the 19th century Television shows set in France Adaptations of works by Gustave Flaubert