''Rebecca'' is a 1979

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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 Geor ...

'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 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 Anna Raymond Massey (11 August 19373 July 2011) was an English actress. She won a BAFTA Award for the role of Edith Hope in the 1986 TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel ''Hotel du Lac'', a role that one of her co-stars, Julia McKenzie, h ...

as Mrs. Danvers * Hugh Morton as Frith *Richard Willis as Robert *

Terrence Hardiman Terrence Hardiman (born 6 April 1937)Biographical detail

Vivian Pickles Vivian Pickles (born 21 October 1931) is an English actress. Biography Pickles began her career as a child star after being chosen by Mary Field for a series of Saturday Morning children's films, including the lead roles in ''Jean's Plan'' (1 ...

as Beatrice *Leon Sinden as Giles *

Julian Holloway Julian Holloway (born 24 June 1944) is a British actor. He is the son of comedy actor and singer Stanley Holloway and former chorus dancer and actress Violet Lane. He is the father of author and former model Sophie Dahl. Early life Holloway was ...

as Jack Favell

Locations

Caerhays Castle Caerhays Castle or Carhayes Castle (translation of ''caerhays'' into English: "enclosed castle") is a semi-castellated country house built in 1808, south of the village centre, St Michael Caerhays, Cornwall, England. It overlooks Porthluney Cove ...

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