Daphne

2007 NR 1h 30m 6.5

Daphne Du Maurier, author of "Rebecca" and "Jamaica Inn," becomes attracted to the wife of a publisher and to an actress.

Set during the years between the "Rebecca" trial and the writing of Du Maurier's short story "The Birds", including her relationship with her husband Frederick 'Boy' Browning, and her largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.

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Info about Daphne

Studio(s): BBC Arts

Originally Released: Jun 30, 2007

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Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance