Rebecca: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the Gothic romance novel by Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca is a classic tale of love and hate. Maxim De Winter marries a woman half his age only a year after his first wife, the beautiful and accomplished Rebecca, dies. She finds herself in an aristocratic social world her middle class upbringing did not prepare her for, and housekeeper Mrs Danvers despises her for taking her darling Rebecca's place. But these are not the only problems to face...

Series details

• Title: Rebecca
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1997-01-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-01-06
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 95 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 38864
• IMDb ID: tt0119991
• TVDB ID: 225041

Cast and credited roles

• Charles Dance — Maxim de Winter
• Emilia Fox — The Second Mrs de Winter
• Diana Rigg — Mrs. Danvers
• Geraldine James — Beatrice
• Jonathan Cake — Favell
• Jean Anderson — Grandma
• Faye Dunaway — Mrs Van Hopper

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1997-01-05; final listed air date 1997-01-06; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from Rebecca on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.