Rebecca
Based on the Gothic romance novel by Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca is a classic tale of love and hate. Maxim De Winter marries a woman half his age only a year after his first wife, the beautiful and accomplished Rebecca, dies. She finds herself in an aristocratic social world her middle class upbringing did not prepare her for, and housekeeper Mrs Danvers despises her for taking her darling Rebecca's place. But these are not the only problems to face...
Overview
Based on the Gothic romance novel by Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca is a classic tale of love and hate. Maxim De Winter marries a woman half his age only a year after his first wife, the beautiful and accomplished Rebecca, dies. She finds herself in an aristocratic social world her middle class upbringing did not prepare her for, and housekeeper Mrs Danvers despises her for taking her darling Rebecca's place. But these are not the only problems to face...
Tim Buxton
Creator / EP
Hilary Dwyer
Producer
Episodes
1. Part One
Maxim De Winter marries a woman half his age only a year after his first wife, the beautiful and accomplished Rebecca, dies. She finds herself in an aristocratic social world her middle class upbringing did not prepare her for.
2. Part Two
In an effort to establish herself as the new mistress of Manderley, Mrs De Winter revives the mansion's famous fancy dress ball. She is encouraged by Mrs Danvers to copy a dress from a painting of a family ancestor, but her husband is furious. Danvers's taunting reaches a climax as she declares Rebecca is still ruler at the house, just as an ominous discovery is made.
Cast & Crew
Charles Dance
Maxim de Winter
Emilia Fox
The Second Mrs. de Winter
Diana Rigg
Mrs. Danvers
Faye Dunaway
Mrs. Van Hopper
Jonathan Cake
Jack Favell
Tom Chadbon
Frank Crawley
