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

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

12 December 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

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

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 23 of 25)

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Version of The Woman in White (1948)

Excellent mini!

This version of The Woman In White is so good. I wish it was available on DVD. The casting is great, the pacing exciting, the mystery will truly hold your interest. If you get a chance to see this one take it. The part of Count Fosco is so well cast. He is truly sinister. The two women that are supposed to look alike really do, and the part of the sister is played to perfection. The invalid uncle is played exactly like he is written so obviously a hypochondriac who only cares about himself. The other characters are equally well acted.

There is no comparison between this version and the later 1997 version. I watched the 1997 version when it was first broadcast on Master Piece Theater, thinking that it was a repeated showing of this one, but was greatly disappointed when I found that not only was it not the version I loved, but that it was a very poor retelling of the story.