The Moonstone is a television drama series based on the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.[1][2] It was broadcast in two parts in 1996.[3]
| The Moonstone | |
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| Genre | Mystery, Period drama |
| Based on | The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins |
| Written by | Kevin Elyot |
| Directed by | Robert Bierman |
| Starring | Greg Wise Keeley Hawes Peter Vaughan Antony Sher |
| Music by | Rick Wentworth |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | George Faber Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer | Chris Parr |
| Cinematography | John Daly |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC WGBH Boston |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 (UK) PBS (U.S.) |
| Release | 29 December – 30 December 1996 (UK) 2 November 1997 (U.S.) |
Cast
edit- Greg Wise as Franklin Blake
- Keeley Hawes as Rachel Verinder
- Terrence Hardiman as Col. Sir John Hardcastle
- Peter Vaughan as Gabriel Betterege
- Patricia Hodge as Lady Julia Verinder
- Antony Sher as Sergeant Cuff
- Anton Lesser as Ezra Jennings
- Paul Brooke as Dr. Candy
- Scott Handy as Godfrey Ablewhite
- Lesley Sharp as Rosanna Spearman
- Kacey Ainsworth as Drusilla Clack
- Peter Jeffrey as Mr Bruff
References
edit- ^ "The Moonstone: 1". 29 December 1996. p. 124 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "The Moonstone Part Two (1996)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019.
- ^ Robert McCrum (15 May 2014). "An introduction to The Moonstone". British Library. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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