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The Glittering Prizes

1h 15m1 SeasonNRTMDb 7.3

Drama

EnglishEnded

1 · An Early Life

2 · A Love Life

3 · A Past Life

4 · A Country Life

5 · An Academic Life

6 · A Double Life

Crew and Cast

Frederic RaphaelFrederic RaphaelCreatorTom ContiTom ContiAdam MorrisBarbara KellermanBarbara KellermanBarbara MorrisMark Wing-DaveyMark Wing-DaveyMike Clode
Malcolm StoddardDan BradleyCaroline LangrisheCaroline LangrisheFelicity

Storyline

The Glittering Prizes is a six-part British television drama written by Frederic Raphael, broadcast on BBC Two in 1976. From the 1950s to 1970s, a group of Cambridge University students explore their changing lives and the 'glittering prizes' of success, academia and personal fulfillment in a shifting Britain.

  • BBC

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
21 January 1976
Last aired
25 February 1976
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Created by
Frederic Raphael
Studios
BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Networks
BBC Two

Episodes

Seasons
1
Episodes
6
Runtime
1h 15m
Type
Miniseries
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English