Esther Waters (1977 TV series)

Esther Waters
Genre	Historical drama
Based on	Esther Waters by George Moore
Written by	Douglas Livingstone
Directed by	Jane Howell
Starring	Gabrielle Lloyd James Laurenson Alison Steadman
Composer	Dudley Simpson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer	Richard Beynon
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	10 April (1977-04-10) – 1 May 1977 (1977-05-01)

Esther Waters is a British period television series which originally aired on BBC Two in four episodes from 10 April to 1 May 1977. It is an adaptation of the 1894 novel of the same title by George Moore.[1] A previous BBC version Esther Waters had been produced in 1964, although it is now lost.[2]

Main cast

• Gabrielle Lloyd as Esther Waters
• James Laurenson as William Latch
• Alison Steadman as Sarah
• Paul Jesson as Porter
• Jill Balcon as Mrs. Barfield
• David Burke as Fred Parsons
• Ellis Dale as Mr. Randal

References

1. Baskin p.146
2. Baskin p.71

Bibliography

• Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

• Esther Waters at IMDb