"The Woman in White" (1982) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Ghost | Victorian Era | TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Diana Quick	...	Marian Halcombe (5 episodes, 1982)
Ian Richardson	...	Frederick Fairlie (5 episodes, 1982)
Jenny Seagrove	...	Laura Fairlie (5 episodes, 1982)
John Shrapnel	...	Sir Percival Glyde (5 episodes, 1982)
Kevin Elyot	...	Louis (5 episodes, 1982)
Daniel Gerroll	...	Walter Hartright (4 episodes, 1982)
Alan Badel	...	Count Fosco (4 episodes, 1982)
Georgine Anderson	...	Countess Fosco (4 episodes, 1982)
Anna Lindup	...	Fanny (4 episodes, 1982)
Deirdra Morris	...	Ann Catherick (3 episodes, 1982)
Andrew Carr	...	Fletcher (3 episodes, 1982)
Jeannie Crowther	...	Margaret Porcher (3 episodes, 1982)
Anna Wing	...	Mrs. Clements (3 episodes, 1982)
Carol MacReady	...	Mrs. Michelson (3 episodes, 1982)
Hilary Sesta	...	Madame Rubelle (3 episodes, 1982)
Milo Sperber	...	Pesca (2 episodes, 1982)
Ernest Bale	...	Butler (2 episodes, 1982)
John Blain	...	Mr. Dawson (2 episodes, 1982)
John Herrington	...	Vicar (2 episodes, 1982)
Pauline Jameson	...	Mrs. Catherick (2 episodes, 1982)
Cameron Miller	...	Parish Clerk (2 episodes, 1982)
Gladis Robinson	...	Mrs. Vesey (2 episodes, 1982)
John Sterland	...	Asylum Proprietor / ... (2 episodes, 1982)

Runtime:

55 min (5 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Version of The Woman in White (1948)

The best version by far.

Before I add my comment I should just add that the part of Count Fosco was

played (wonderfully) by Alan Badel. I believe it was one of the last things he did before he died.

I remember watching this series twice and being entranced each time that I saw it. It got me into Wilkie Collins and other Victorian novelists like J. S. Le Fanu. My wife and I even named our cat 'Fosco'.

The series was beautifully made with great acting and a real feeling of pace and suspense. The version made in the 90s isn't a patch on this one in my opinion. The character of Fosco is strangely different and it doesn't follow the story to the book. The 1982 version is much more accurate and feels less modern

somehow. I just wish the BBC would release this on DVD - or at least show it

again and give people a chance to record it. I kept a video recording of 'The Dark Angel' (a BBC dramatisation of Uncle Silas by Le Fanu starring Peter

O'Toole, made in the 80s) and have just been able to transfer it to DVD with a home recorder. I wish I had had the opportunity to tape this version of The

Woman in White!

I recommend this version! If it ever makes it onto video tape or DVD get yourself a copy you will not be disappointed! 10/10.

Julian Evans