In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.īesides novels, du Maurier published short stories, plays and biographies. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day.

Educated at home with her sisters and later in Paris, she began writing short stories and articles in 1928, and in 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A voracious reader, she was from an early age fascinated by imaginary worlds and even created a male alter ego for herself. Despite their age difference, they embarked on an affair - with a trip to Paris.Īnd so began a night of fear which led to panic.ĭinsdale Landen stars in the final adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories.DAPHNE DU MAURIER INTRODUCED BY SALLY BEAUMANĭAPHNE DU MAURIER (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. With Douglas Blackwell as Willis, Patricia Leventon as Midge, Katherine Parr as Mrs Lord and Daphne Rogers as Mrs Hall. He decides it must be dug up - but it's a decision he's going to regret for the rest of his life - what's left of it. Recently widowed George Carey has an irrational hatred for the old apple tree in his garden. With Anthony Daniels as the Boy, David Gooderson as the Porter/Consul and John Sharp as the Fat Man.

He left Venice shattered by an unusual experience destined to mark him for life. The man arrived in Venice happy and contented with life. Starring Tony Britton as James Fenton, Sarah Badel as Anna, Katherine Parr as Edna, Geoffrey Beevers as the Inspector and Gabriel Woolf as the Storyteller.ĭramatised and produced by Derek Hoddinott. To change your life in middle age can be a traumatic experience.įor James Fenton, his sudden decision leads him along a strange street into a strange house - and an experience from which he'll never recover. Starring Christopher Cazenove as Stephen, Anna Cropper as his wife, Alexis Gallnos as the Storekeeper, Gabriel Woolf as the Storyteller and Nikolas Janis as Zus. Series of adaptations of Daphne Du Maurier's famous short stories. When Stephen decides to go to Greece, it's for one reason only: to rid himself of a secret fear - a fear so painful that he'll try anything to conquer it. A selection of short stories from Daphne du Maurier's collection, The Breaking Point dramatized for BBC Radio.

The Breaking Point by Daphne du Maurier