Madame Bovary [drama]
First broadcast from 20060904 to 20060915.
By Gustave Flaubert. Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon.
A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness; the first great novel of adultery.
10 episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20060904 | Dr Charles Bovary meets and marries Emma. He's happy for the first time in his life - unlike Emma, who is distraught to find that her marriage lacks the passion and excitement of her fantasies. | |
| 02 | 20060905 | Emma and Charles attend a Marquis' Ball, and caught in the dazzling splendour of it all, Emma's longing for a more exciting life is intensified. | |
| 03 | 20060906 | Charles and Emma Bovary have moved to a new town. There she meets Leon Dupuis, a young solicitor. | |
| 04 | 20060907 | Emma's memory of Leon becomes the core of her despair. | |
| 05 | 20060908 | Emma Bovary has met Rodolph Boulanger, a wealthy land owner, and begins her first love affair. | |
| 06 | 20060911 | Rptoftoday10.45am | 6/10. Emma Bovary is planning to elope with her lover, Rodolphe. Narrator....John Hurt Emma....Sarah Smart Madame Bovary Sr....Brigit Forsyth Charles Bovary....Conrad Nelson Monsieur Lheureux....Seamus O'Neill Felicite....Sarah Jane Hallworth Rodolphe Boulanger....Jude Akuwudike |
| 07 | 20060912 | Rptoftoday10.45am | 7/10. As part of her convalescence, Charles takes Emma to the theatre in Rouen and life takes an unexpected turn. Narrator....John Hurt Emma....Sarah Smart Charles Bovary....Conrad Nelson Monsieur Homais....David Fleeshman Leon Dupuis....James D'Arcy |
| 08 | 20060913 | Rptoftoday10.45am | By Gustave Flaubert. Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon. A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery. 8/10. 'Emma's sweet murmurs and kisses ravish Leon's soul, but there seems to Leon something shadowy and ominous slipping between them'. Narrator....John Hurt Emma....Sarah Smart Charles Bovary....Conrad Nelson Monsieur Homais....David Fleeshman Leon Dupuis....James D'Arcy Monsieur L'heureux....Seamus O'Neill Justin....Sam Curtis |
| 09 | 20060914 | Rptoftoday10.45am | By Gustave Flaubert. Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon. A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery. 9/10. By dint of buying on credit and never paying, by constantly trying to fill the void in her inner life, Emma finds herself in serious trouble. Narrator....John Hurt Emma....Sarah Smart Leon Dupuis....James D'Arcy Monsieur L'heureux....Seamus O'Neill Felicite....Sarah Jane Hallworth Rodolphe Boulanger....Jude Akuwudike Monsieur Guillaumin....Russell Dixon |
| 10 | 20060915 | Rptoftoday10.45am | By Gustave Flaubert. Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from a translation by Margaret Mauldon. A French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery. 10/10. Emma has tried and exhausted every effort to repay her debts, and feels that she's left with only one course of action. Narrator....John Hurt Emma....Sarah Smart Charles Bovary....Conrad Nelson Berthe Bovary....Daisy Jones Dr Lariviere....Martin Reeve Mons Homais/Priest....David Fleeshman Justin....Sam Curtis |
Cast and Crew
- charles bovary....Conrad Nelson
- dr lariviere....Martin Reeve
- emma....Sarah Smart
- felicite....sarah janes hallworth
- leon dupuis....James D'arcy
- m lheureux....seamus o'neill
- madame bovary sr....Brigit Forsyth
- madame lefrancois....Siobhan Finneran
- mere rollet....julie mccabe
- mons homais....David Fleeshman
- monsieur homais....David Fleeshman
- monsieur rouault....Russell Dixon
- narrator....john hurt
- nastasie....julie mccabe
- producer/director Pauline Harris
- rodolphe boulanger....Jude Akuwudike
- the pianist is stephen reynolds
- viscomte....Martin Reeve
- By Gustave Flaubert
- Dramatised by Diana Griffiths, from a translation by Margaret Mauldon