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The Glittering Prizes is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on January 21, 1976. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "A Double Life", aired on February 25, 1976.
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.
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6 episodes · 1 season
1976 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 50 years ago
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.
The Glittering Prizes Miniseries release dates →1976: Adam, now a rich and successful writer, has more than his share of the 'glittering prizes'. He's happily married, with two children. Despite all this, Adam is still dissatisfied, and he attempts to come to terms with his material success by leading a double life.
1970: Bill Bourne returns from America to work at a new university where several of his old college friends are now teaching. They find themselves taunted by a new generation of students for their outdated 'Cambridge' approach to life.
1964: Alan Parks, now a notorious television interviewer, decides to visit the country with his wife Barbara. They descend on old friends Joyce and Dan Bradley, disrupting their quiet lives.
1960: Adam publishes his first novel, starts to write for film, and decides to confront a formidable adversary — the brilliant but dangerous Stephen Taylor, a prominent supporter of 1930s British fascism.
1955: in their final year, Adam's friends prepare for life on the outside, some by laying the foundation stones of their careers, many pairing off in the marriage stakes, a few by doing both.
1953: Adam Morris wins a scholarship to Cambridge, a stepping stone for those with ambition to build lives and careers. In his first year, he makes several new friends and a few enemies. He sets out to antagonise his upper-class roommate but soon finds himself in deeper water than he'd anticipated.
Created by Frederic Raphael
Tom Conti
Adam Morris
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Hughes
Mark Wing-Davey
Mike Clode
Malcolm Stoddard
Dan Bradley
Caroline Langrishe
Felicity
The Glittering Prizes has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on February 25, 1976.
The most recent episode of The Glittering Prizes, Season 1 Episode 6 "A Double Life", aired on February 25, 1976.
The Glittering Prizes has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.
The Glittering Prizes first aired on BBC Two on January 21, 1976.
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