The Glittering Prizes
The Glittering Prizes
The Glittering Prizes
Drama
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Overview
The Glittering Prizes is a British television drama about the changing lives of a group of Cambridge students, starting in 1952 and following them through to middle age in the 1970s. It was first broadcast on BBC2 in 1976.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 1976-01-21
Runtime: 1h 20m
Director: Robert Knights
Writer: Frederic Raphael
Top Cast
Tom Conti
Tom Conti
Barbara Kellerman
Barbara Kellerman
Nigel Havers
Nigel Havers
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
Roger Hammond
Ronald Brathwaite
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Dent
Episodes - Season 1
An Early Life
An Early Life
Episode 1
In 1953 Adam Morris wins a scholarship to Cambridge, a stepping-stone for those with ambition to build lives and careers. In his first year at college 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 had anticipated.
A Love Life
A Love Life
Episode 2
In 1955, in their final year at Cambridge, Adam's friends make their preparation for life in the outside world, some by laying the foundation stones of their careers, many pairing off in the marriage stakes, a few by doing both.
A Past Life
A Past Life
Episode 3
In 1960, Adam Morris publishes his first novel, starts to write for movies and decides he wishes to confront a formidable adversary - the brilliant but dangerous Stephen Taylor, one of the main supporters of British fascism in the 30s.
A Country Life
A Country Life
Episode 4
In 1964, Alan Parks, now a notorious television interviewer, decides to visit the country with his wife Barbara. They descend on their old Cambridge friends Joyce and Dan Bradley - disrupting their quiet lives.
An Academic Life
An Academic Life
Episode 5
In 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 They find themselves taunted by a new generation of students for their outdated 'Cambridge' approach to life.
A Double Life
A Double Life
Episode 6
In 1976, Adam Morris, now a rich and successful writer, has more than his share of the 'glittering prizes'. He is happily married, with two children. Despite all this, Adam is still not satisfied, and he attempts to come to terms with his material success by leading a double life.
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