Daphne Du Maurier Rebecca


(4.6 stars; 32 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre: Rebecca   First broadcast: 27 December 1989 By Daphne Du Maurier Christopher Cazenove and Janet Maw star in Daphne Du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel. Arriving at Manderley, the young Mrs de Winter finds the beautiful mansion and its occupants haunted by memories of Rebecca - the first wife of her new husband Maxim... Dramatised by Brian Miller.   Director: Cherry Cookson Maxim de Winter …. Christopher Cazenove Mrs de Winter …. Janet Maw Mrs Danvers …. Rosalie Crutchley Jack Favell …. Nickolas Grace Colonel Julyan …. Frederick Treves Mrs Van Hopper …. Irene Sutcliffe Frith …. John Gabriel Beatrice …. Margaret Courtenay Ben …. Danny Schiller Clarice …. Elizabeth Mansfield Horridge …. Brian Miller Tabb …. John Bull Dr Baker …. Geoffrey Whitehead

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Rebecca 1:27:05

Reviews

An Enjoyable Abridged Version


(4.5 stars)

Having read the novel 25 times, I noticed where details were missing, but enjoyed the dramatization. If you like this dramatization, go read the book.

a superior "Who-did-it"


(5 stars)

good production Would not do to call it a whodunnit

Well performed, however it sounds tinny, especially at the start


(3.5 stars)


(4 stars)

excellent voices, but the story was very abridged