Rebecca (1979)

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Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940). A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.

First Air Date: January 17, 1979
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Rating: 7.5/10 (4 votes)

Cast: Joanna David, Jeremy Brett, Anna Massey, Hugh Morton, Richard Willis

Network: BBC Two

Production: BBC

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

1979

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Rebecca

Rebecca

Rebecca

Rebecca

Rebecca

55 min

1 seasons

Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940). A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.

55 min

Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940). A naive young woman marries a wealthy widower, but grows haunted by his late wife's legacy and the sinister housekeeper's obsession with the deceased Rebecca.

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StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

First Aired1/17/1979

Last Aired2/7/1979

Seasons1

Episodes4

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

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1

Seasons

4

Episodes

55m

Per Episode

1979

First Aired

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Cast

JD

Joanna David

as The Girl / Mrs de Winter

JB

Jeremy Brett

as Maximilian 'Maxim' de Winter

AM

Anna Massey

as Mrs Danvers

HM

Hugh Morton

as Frith

RW

Richard Willis

as Robert

Seasons

1 seasons

Miniseries

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Miniseries

1979

4 episodes

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rebecca about?▾

Rebecca is a four-part British television miniseries dramatised by Hugh Whitemore, adapted from Daphne du Maurier's eponymous 1938 mystery novel (which had famously been interpreted to film by Alfred …

How many seasons does Rebecca have?▾

1

How many episodes does Rebecca have?▾

4

Is Rebecca still running?▾

No, it ended in 1979.

When did Rebecca first air?▾

January 17, 1979

Who created Rebecca?▾

Hugh Whitemore

Who stars in Rebecca?▾

Joanna David, Jeremy Brett, Anna Massey

What genre is Rebecca?▾

Mystery, Drama