Rebecca (Season 1)

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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    Part 1 (Episode 1)

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

    Air date: 1979-01-17

    Runtime: 51 min

    Overview: A penniless young woman, living a miserable existence as the paid companion of a vulgar American widow, meets an enigmatic stranger who appears in mourning for his deceased wife.

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    Part 2 (Episode 2)

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

    Air date: 1979-01-24

    Runtime: 53 min

    Overview: The new Mrs de Winter quickly finds an enemy in the housekeeper, Mrs Danvers. And who is the insolent Jack Favell?

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    Part 3 (Episode 3)

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

    Air date: 1979-01-31

    Runtime: 51 min

    Overview: The second Mrs de Winter's joy in being Maxim's wife is subtly undermined by the haunting presence of Rebecca — guarded, cherished by the loyal Mrs Danvers, who is determined to make Maxim happy. Plans are soon underway to revive the Manderley Ball.

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    Part 4 (Episode 4)

    Writer: Hugh Whitemore

    Air date: 1979-02-07

    Runtime: 52 min

    Overview: The nightmare of the Manderley Ball is climaxed by shipwreck, and the discovery of Rebecca's body in Manderley Bay forces Maxim to confess.

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