The Glittering Prizes (1976)

The Glittering Prizes is a six-part British television drama written by Frederic Raphael, broadcast on BBC Two in 1976. From the 1950s to 1970s, a group of Cambridge University students explore their changing lives and the 'glittering prizes' of success, academia and personal fulfillment in a shifting Britain.

The Glittering Prizes

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Seasons

Season 1

Miniseries

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    An early life

  • 1x2

    A love life

  • 1x3

    A past life

  • 1x4

    A country life

  • 1x5

    An academic life

  • 1x6

    A double life

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