Wessex Tales Barbara of the House of Grebe (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Drama

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Wessex Tales

Barbara of the House of Grebe (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Drama

An naive young aristocrat flees an arranged marriage meant to restore her family fortune-- the young man she elopes with is poor but remarkably handsome. They land in Italy, where after brief happiness her lover is horribly burned.

Director

David Hugh Jones

Writers

Thomas Hardy (short story) | David Mercer (adapted by)

Producer

Irene Shubik

Composer

Joseph Horovitz

Cinematographer

Ken Westbury

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 12, 1973

Release date

Dec 12, 1973 (United Kingdom)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Nick Brimble Willowes Willowes See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Ben Kingsley Lord Uplandtowers Lord Uplandtowers See fewer	Sexy Beast (2000)
Joanna McCallum Barbara Barbara See fewer	Tom & Viv (1994)
Leslie Sands Sir John Grebe Sir John Grebe See fewer	Z Cars (1962)
Richard Cornish Drenkard Drenkard See fewer	The Talisman (1980)
Jean Gilpin Mrs. Sarah Drenkard Mrs. Sarah Drenkard See fewer	Dune (2021)
John Boswall Tutor Tutor See fewer	1984 (1984)
Robert Rietty Sculptor Sculptor See fewer	The Omen (1976)
Janet Henfrey Mary Mary See fewer	Les Misérables (1998)
Charles Rae Bailiff Bailiff See fewer	Wessex Tales (1973)
Paul Imbusch Vicar Vicar See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Peter Geddis Beggar Beggar See fewer	Accident (1978)
Don Henderson Tramp Tramp See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Matthew Guinness Tramp Tramp See fewer	Oppenheimer (1980)
Sheila Allen Lady Grebe Lady Grebe See fewer	Love Actually (2003)