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MONEY
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1 season · 6 episodes total · ~6 per season.
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The Glittering Prizes
1976 1 seasons · 6 eps English
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Drama
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Frederic Raphael
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 8 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 1976 and has since ended.
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WILD
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Created by Frederic Raphael.
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DIRECTOR
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Airs on BBC Two.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 6
- Avg episode length
- 75 min
- Premiered
- 1976-01-21
- Last aired
- 1976-02-25
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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