The Cazalets

The Cazalets is a 2001 television drama series in six episodes (five episodes when broadcast in the US) about the life of a large privileged family in the years 1937 to 1947.[1] Most of the action takes place in London, and at the family's large estate in Sussex.

The Cazalets
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GenreDrama/War
Based onThe Cazalet Chronicles by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Written byDouglas Livingstone
Directed bySuri Krishnamma
StarringHugh Bonneville
Anna Chancellor
Stephen Dillane
Lesley Manville
Frederick Treves
Joanna Page
Penny Downie
ComposerJulian Nott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersPippa Harris
Jane Tranter
Rebecca Eaton
ProducerVerity Lambert
Production companyCinema Verity productions in association with WGBH for BBC
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format16:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release22 June (2001-06-22) –
27 July 2001 (2001-07-27)

The drama was based on The Light Years and Marking Time, the first two novels in the series of five by Elizabeth Jane Howard, entitled The Cazalet Chronicles and first published in the 1990s. For the TV series, they were adapted by the screenwriter Douglas Livingstone and directed by Suri Krishnamma. The series was originally produced by Cinema Verity for BBC One and is available on DVD.[2]

A BBC Radio 4 version in 45 episodes, in five series, was also produced later, broadcast between December 2012 and April 2014.[3][4]

References
  1. The Cazalets, Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, US.
  2. Masterpiece Theatre — The Cazalets, Amazon.com.
  3. Frances Wilson (30 December 2012). "Elizabeth Jane Howard: interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. "The Cazalets - Episodes by date". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 April 2014.


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