The Portrait of a Lady (TV series)

The Portrait of a Lady is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One during 1968.^[1] An adaptation of the novel The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, it starred Suzanne Neve and Richard Chamberlain.^[2]

The Portrait of a Lady
Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Jack Pulman
Directed by	James Cellan Jones
Starring	Suzanne Neve Richard Chamberlain Edward Fox
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	David Conroy
Running time	45 minutes (Total 270 minutes)
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	6 January (1968-01-06) – 10 February 1968 (1968-02-10)

The cast also included Edward Fox, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann, Kathleen Byron, Rachel Gurney and James Maxwell.^[3]

Originally broadcast in black and white before BBC One could transmit colour television, the series survived the BBC's archival purge in full colour and is available on DVD.

Cast

• Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett
• Suzanne Neve as Isabel Archer
• Sarah Brackett as Henrietta Stackpole
• Beatrix Lehmann as Mrs. Lydia Touchett
• Rachel Gurney as Madame Merle
• James Maxwell as Gilbert Osmond
• Kathleen Byron as Countess Gemini
• Ed Bishop as Caspar Goodwood
• Edward Fox as Lord Warburton
• Sharon Gurney as Pansy
• Angus MacKay as Mr. Bantling
• Alan Gifford as Mr. Daniel Touchett
• Susan Tebbs as Constance
• Felicity Gibson as Mildred
• Cavan Kendall as Ned Rosier
• Rosalind Atkinson as Sister Catherine
• Margaret Corey as Maid
• Kevork Malikyan as Servant
• Marguerite Young as Nun
• Kitty Fitzgerald as Sister Theresa
• Michael Reubens as Messenger
• Richard Young as Receptionist
• Howard Charlton as Porter
• John DeVaut as Servant