''The Strauss Family'' is a 1972 British

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series of eight episodes,Acorn DVD sleeve notes about the family of composers of that name, including Johann Strauss I and his sons

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

, Eduard Strauss and Josef Strauss. The series was written by

Anthony Skene Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonia (gens), Antonii'', a ''gens'' (Roman naming conventions, Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were ...

, David Reid and David Butler, and directed by David Giles, David Reid and

Peter Potter Peter Maxwell Potter (born 1946) is an Anglican priest. Potter was born in 1946, educated at Swansea University, and ordained in 1985. Potter served curacies at Holy Trinity, Bradford on Avon then All Saints, Harnham. He was Priest in charge of S ...

Anne Stallybrass was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Anna Strauss. ABC broadcast ''The Strauss Family'' in the United States from 5 May to 16 June 1973.Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime-Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present'', sixth edition, New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, , p. 985.

Episodes

With original date of broadcast: # "Anna" – 7 November 1972 # "Emilie" – 14 November 1972 # "Schanni" – 21 November 1972 # "Revolution" – 28 November 1972 # "Josef" – 5 December 1972 # "Hetti" – 12 December 1972 # "Lili" – 19 December 1972 # "Adele" – 19 December 1972

Cast

Eric Woofe The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse languag ...

as Johann Strauss I * Stuart Wilson as Johann Strauss II *

Nikolas Simmonds Nikolas is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include the following: Given name Music *Nikolas Asimos (1949–1988), Greek composer and singer *Nikolas Caoile, American conductor *Nikolas Metaxas (born 1988), American singer a ...

and Louis Selwyn as Josef Strauss * Tony Anholt as Eduard Strauss * Anne Stallybrass as Anna Strauss *

Barbara Ferris Barbara Gillian Ferris (born 27 July 1942, London) is an English actress and former fashion model. She appeared in a number of films and productions for television and is possibly best remembered as Dinah, the young woman who eloped with Dave ...

as Emilie Trampusch * Georgina Hale as Lili Dietrich * Margaret Whiting as Hetti *

Derek Jacobi Sir Derek George Jacobi (; born 22 October 1938) is an English actor. He has appeared in various stage productions of William Shakespeare such as ''Hamlet'', ''Much Ado About Nothing'', ''Macbeth'', ''Twelfth Night'', '' The Tempest'', ''King ...

as Joseph Lanner *

Jane Seymour Jane Seymour (c. 150824 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne ...

as Karoline * Christopher Benjamin as Most of the music was performed by members of the

London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...

, conducted by the series' musical director

Cyril Ornadel Cyril Ornadel (2 December 192422 June 2011) was a British conductor, songwriter and composer, chiefly in musical theatre. He worked regularly with David Croft, the television writer, director and producer, as well as Norman Newell and Hal Sh ...

, and some played by the Band of Her Majesty's Lifeguards.

Commercial release

The series was released on DVD as a three-disc set in the United Kingdom by

Acorn Media UK RLJE International Ltd, d/b/a Acorn DVD, a British company that publishes and distributes DVDs, as well as selling home-video products and streaming videos with a particular focus on British television. History Launched in 1997, Acorn Media U ...

in 2007.

References

External links

* British television miniseries Films about classical music and musicians Films about composers Strauss family 1970s British drama television series 1972 British television series debuts 1972 British television series endings Television series set in the 19th century Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV) English-language television shows Cultural depictions of Johann Strauss I Cultural depictions of Johann Strauss II Television series set in the 1830s {{UK-tv-prog-stub