BBC Play of the Month The Heiress (Season 5, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

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BBC Play of the Month

The Heiress (Season 5, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Drama

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Director

Writers

Augustus Goetz (play) | Ruth Goetz (play) | Henry James (novel "Washington Square")

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 12, 1969

Release date

Oct 12, 1969 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

3 wins & 14 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Vincent Price Dr. Austin Sloper Dr. Austin Sloper See fewer	The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Eileen Atkins Catherine Sloper Catherine Sloper See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
John Stride Morris Townsend Morris Townsend See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Lally Bowers Mrs. Lavinia Penniman Mrs. Lavinia Penniman See fewer	The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976)
David Allister Arthur Townsend Arthur Townsend See fewer	Anna Karenina (2000)
Shirley Dixon Maria Maria See fewer	Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Elizabeth Proud Marian Almond Marian Almond See fewer	Freelance (1970)
Marigold Sharman Mrs. Elizabeth Almond Mrs. Elizabeth Almond See fewer	The Shadow of the Tower (1972)
Jessica Spencer Mrs. Montgomery Mrs. Montgomery See fewer	Probation Officer (1959)

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