| The Portrait of a Lady | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Written by | Jack Pulman |
| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Starring | Suzanne Neve Richard Chamberlain Edward Fox |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Conroy |
| Running time | 45 minutes (Total 270 minutes) |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 6 January – 10 February 1968 |
The Portrait of a Lady is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One during 1968.[1] An adaptation of the novel The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, it starred Suzanne Neve and Richard Chamberlain.[2]
The cast also included Edward Fox, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann, Kathleen Byron, Rachel Gurney and James Maxwell.[3]
Originally broadcast in black and white before BBC One could transmit colour television, the series survived the BBC's archival purge in full colour and is available on DVD.
Cast
- Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett
- Suzanne Neve as Isabel Archer
- Sarah Brackett as Henrietta Stackpole
- Beatrix Lehmann as Mrs. Lydia Touchett
- Rachel Gurney as Madame Merle
- James Maxwell as Gilbert Osmond
- Kathleen Byron as Countess Gemini
- Ed Bishop as Caspar Goodwood
- Edward Fox as Lord Warburton
- Sharon Gurney as Pansy
- Angus MacKay as Mr. Bantling
- Alan Gifford as Mr. Daniel Touchett
- Susan Tebbs as Constance
- Felicity Gibson as Mildred
- Cavan Kendall as Ned Rosier
- Rosalind Atkinson as Sister Catherine
- Margaret Corey as Maid
- Kevork Malikyan as Servant
- Marguerite Young as Nun
- Kitty Fitzgerald as Sister Theresa
- Michael Reubens as Messenger
- Richard Young as Receptionist
- Howard Charlton as Porter
- John DeVaut as Servant
References
- ↑ "The Portrait of a Lady: Part 1: Proposals". 6 January 1968. p. 7 – via BBC Genome.
- ↑ Hischak p.182
- ↑ "The Portrait of a Lady Part 6 Revelations (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020.
Bibliography
- Hischak, Thomas S. American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations. McFarland, 2014.
External links
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