Daniel Deronda (1970– )

Stars:

John Nolan, Martha Henry, Robert Hardy

Cast

Series cast summary:
John Nolan	...	Daniel Deronda (6 episodes, 1970)
Martha Henry	...	Gwendolen Grandcourt (6 episodes, 1970)
Robert Hardy	...	Henleigh Grandcourt (6 episodes, 1970)
Noel Davis	...	Mr. Vandernoodt (6 episodes, 1970)
Sarah Craze	...	Kate Meyrick (5 episodes, 1970)
Diane Grayson	...	Mab Meyrick (5 episodes, 1970)
Patricia Hastings	...	Lady Mallinger (5 episodes, 1970)
Megs Jenkins	...	Mrs. Meyrick (5 episodes, 1970)
David Langton	...	Sir Hugo Mallinger (5 episodes, 1970)
Vanessa Miles	...	Mirah Lapidoth (5 episodes, 1970)
John Bennett	...	Mordecai (3 episodes, 1970)
Roger Booth	...	Mr. Lush (3 episodes, 1970)
Laurence Carter	...	Herr Klesmer (3 episodes, 1970)
Yvonne Coulette	...	Mrs. Davilow (3 episodes, 1970)
Edward Jewesbury	...	Rev. Gascoigne (3 episodes, 1970)
Dorothy Black	...	Lady Pentreath (2 episodes, 1970)
Paul Brooke	...	Mr. Mackworth (2 episodes, 1970)
Gerald Case	...	Mr. Arrowpoint (2 episodes, 1970)
Joyce Heron	...	Mrs. Arrowpoint (2 episodes, 1970)
Kate Lansbury	...	Catherine Arrowpoint (2 episodes, 1970)
Cicely Paget-Bowman	...	Baroness von Langen (2 episodes, 1970)
Antony Webb	...	Mr. Buchan (2 episodes, 1970)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | based on novel | character name in title

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1970 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

270 min 270 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Daniel Deronda (1921)

User Reviews

Understanding the characters

I well remember seeing this serial version of Daniel Deronda in the old days of black and white TV. The character played by Robert Hardy was so well realised; he really seemed an unbearable person, unlike in the later version when he was merely unpleasant. Our sympathies were with Gwendolen, although she is a flawed personality. By the end of the story you feel she might reform...I don't think this gives too much away! Daniel himself is enthralling, and of course in those days the scriptwriters were allowed to give their characters so much more dialogue. You had a chance of understanding the thought-processes and developments of the characters without being bored. Later adaptations can seem so shallow.