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Notorious Woman

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Notorious Woman
GenreTelevision drama
Written byHarry W. Junkin
Directed byWaris Hussein
StarringRosemary Harris
George Chakiris
Jeremy Irons
Theme music composerAnthony Isaac
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
ProducerPieter Rogers
Original release
NetworkBBC2
Release3 November 1974 (1974-11-03) –
1974 (1974)

Notorious Woman is a 1974 BBC television serial based on the life of the French author George Sand. It starred Rosemary Harris in the title role. The seven episodes were written by Harry W. Junkin and directed by Waris Hussein.

In the United States, the series was broadcast in 1975–1976 as part of the fifth season of Masterpiece Theatre on PBS.[1]

For reasons never volunteered by the BBC, the series was shelved, never re-released nor given an explanation as to why.

Principal cast

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References

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Sources

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  • The New York Times. "TV: Notorious Woman", 20 November 1975
  • The New York Times. "The ' 75 Season – A Few Nuggets Amid the Dross", 28 December 1975
  • Schor, Naomi. George Sand and Idealism. Gender and culture. New York: Columbia University Press, 1993.
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