Esther Waters (1964 TV series)
| Esther Waters | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Esther Waters by George Moore |
| Written by | Harry Green |
| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Starring | Meg Wynn Owen John Bennett Gwendolyn Watts |
| Composer | Dudley Simpson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Douglas Allen |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 14 November – 5 December 1964 |
Esther Waters is a British period television series which originally aired on BBC 2 in four episodes from 14 November to 5 December 1964. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same title by George Moore.[1] Like the novel it focuses on the struggle of Esther Waters who, in Victorian England, is abandoned by her lover when pregnant. Despite the social stigma of being a fallen woman she chooses to raise the child as a single mother.
The novel had previously been made into a 1948 film Esther Waters. A further television adaptation Esther Waters followed in 1977.
Main cast
[edit]- Meg Wynn Owen as Esther Waters
- John Bennett as William Latch
- Pauline Letts as Mrs. Barfield
- Gwendolyn Watts as Margaret Gale
- Daphne Heard as Mrs. Latch
- Gordon Gostelow as Fred Parsons
- Anne Ridler as Miss Rice
- Carl Bernard as Mr. Randall
- Blake Butler as Mr. Ward
- Elizabeth Bell as Sarah
- John Dearth as Esther's father
- Ruth Porcher as Esther's mother
- Tracy Reed as Miss Peggy
- Doris Hare as Mrs. Randall
References
[edit]- ^ Baskin p.71
Bibliography
[edit]- Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.