Daphne

Daphne

90 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | June 30, 2007

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.

Daphne

90 mins | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | June 30, 2007

Daphne
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers BBC Arts
Original title Daphne
Directors Clare Beavan
Writers Amy Jenkins, Margaret Forster

Cast

Geraldine Somerville

as Daphne Du Maurier

Elizabeth McGovern

as Ellen Doubleday

Janet McTeer

as Gertrude Lawrence

Natalie Best

as Maid

Felicity Montagu

as Director, 'September Tide'

Andrew Havill

as Tommy Browning

Christopher Malcolm

as Nelson Doubleday

Malcolm Sinclair

as Noel Coward

Tim Ahern

as Dickie

Nicholas Murchie

as New York Prosecutor

Jay Taylor

as Evan Davies - Actor, 'September Tide'

Jenny Howe

as Tod

Elliott Naylor

as Kits

Meg Dixon

as Flavia

Coral Beed

as Actress, 'September Tide'

Shane Nolan

as Waiter (uncredited)

Aaron Sweeney

as Photographer / Waiter (uncredited)

Phillip Whiteman

as Italian Waiter (uncredited)