The Glittering Prizes

Overview

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.

Created by Frederic Raphael

Network

• BBC Two

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• 

  Tom Conti

  Adam Morris

  4 eps

• 

  Barbara Kellerman

  Barbara Morris / Barbara Hughes

  4 eps

• 

  Mark Wing-Davey

  Mike Clode

  4 eps

• Malcolm Stoddard

  Dan Bradley

  3 eps

Themes

• based on novel or book
• cambridge
• miniseries
• period drama

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