The Woman in White (1966 TV series)
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The Woman in White is a British drama
television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six 25 minute long episodes between 2 October and 6 November 1966. It was adapted from the 1859 novel The Woman in White
by Wilkie Collins
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Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in six 25 minute long episodes between 2 October and 6 November 1966. It was adapted from the 1859 novel The Woman in White
The Woman in White (novel)
The Woman in White is an epistolary novel written by Wilkie Collins in 1859, serialized in 1859–1860, and first published in book form in 1860...
by Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins
William Wilkie Collins was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was very popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 non-fiction pieces...
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Main cast
- Alethea CharltonAlethea CharltonAlethea Blow Charlton was a British actress.She was a cast member in episodes two, three and four of the first ever Doctor Who serial broadcast in late 1963, as a cavewoman called Hur...
as Marian Halcombe - Jennifer HilaryJennifer HilaryJennifer Mary Hilary was a British actress of stage, film and television...
as Laura Fairlie - Louis Mansi as Professor Pesca
- Nicholas PennellNicholas PennellNicholas Pennell was an English actor who appeared frequently on film and television in the 1960s and emigrated to Stratford, Ontario, Canada where he became a stalwart of the Stratford Festival.He was educated at Allhallows College, Lyme Regis and trained at RADA. He then appeared in repertory...
as Walter Hartright - John BarronJohn Barron (actor)John Barron was an English actor.-Biography:Born in Marylebone, London, Barron was interested in acting from an early age. For his 18th birthday his godfather paid his entry fee to RADA. After serving as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, he returned to stage acting...
as Sir Percival Glyde - Geoffrey BayldonGeoffrey BayldonGeoffrey Bayldon is a British actor. After playing roles in many dramas including Shakespeare, he became known for portraying the title role of the children's series Catweazle , after turning down the opportunity to play both the First and Second Doctors in the long-running BBC science fiction...
as Mr. Fairlie - Francis de WolffFrancis de WolffFrancis de Wolff was an English character actor. Large, bearded, and beetle-browed, he was often cast as villains in both film and television....
as Count Fosco - Alan Collins as Louis
- Daphne HeardDaphne HeardDaphne Heard was an English actress. She was born in Plymouth, Devon.She had a long and distinguished career on the stage, especially in classical roles, but was perhaps best known to the general public in latter years as "Mrs...
as Madame Fosco - Anne Dyson as Mrs. Michelson
- David Langford as Matthews
- Katherine Parr as Mrs Catherick
- Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs. Clements