The Portrait of a Lady
6.8
Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 6, 1968
Proposals Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 13, 1968
Bequests Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 20, 1968
Schemes Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Jan 27, 1968
Decisions Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 3, 1968
Dissensions Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Feb 10, 1968
Revelations Episode 6
6 episodes in Season 1
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Spirited American heiress Isabel Archer travels to Europe, where she navigates a complex web of relationships, ultimately committing to a fateful marriage to the charming but cruel Gilbert Osmond. This leads to profound disappointment and a tragic realisation of her own choices.
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Cast
24 people
Suzanne Neve
Isabel Archer
Known for
Scrooge
Richard Chamberlain
Ralph Touchett
Known for
Shōgun
King Solomon's Mines
Sarah Brackett
Henrietta Stackpole
Known for
The Masque of the Red Death
Funeral in Berlin
Beatrix Lehmann
Mrs Lydia Touchett
Known for
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Ed Bishop
Caspar Goodwood
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
UFO
Edward Fox
Lord Warburton
Known for
Taboo
Gandhi
Rachel Gurney
Madame Serena Merle
Known for
Funeral in Berlin
James Maxwell
Gilbert Osmond
Known for
The Evil of Frankenstein
Ransom
Kathleen Byron
Countess Gemini
Known for
A Matter of Life and Death
Black Narcissus
Sharon Gurney
Pansy
Known for
Death Line
Women in Love
Angus MacKay
Mr Bantling
Known for
Prick Up Your Ears
Alan Gifford
Mr Daniel Touchett
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
Phase IV
Jack Pulman Creator · James Cellan Jones Director Henry James Author
Total runtime 4h 30m · Episode length 45 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 6, 1968
Final episode
February 10, 1968
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
45 min
Total runtime
4h 30m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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