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Diana (British TV series)

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For the US TV series starring Diana Rigg, see Diana (U.S. TV series).
Diana
Written byAndrew Davies
Directed byDavid Tucker (eps. 1-5)
Richard Stroud (eps. 6-10)
StarringKevin McNally
Jenny Seagrove
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerKen Riddington
Running time55 min
Original release
NetworkBBC1
Release12 January (1984-01-12) –
15 March 1984 (1984-03-15)

Diana is a British television drama series first broadcast by the BBC in 1984. It was adapted by Andrew Davies from two R. F. Delderfield novels.

It follows the intersecting but very different lives of Jan Leigh (Kevin McNally), a poor but studious young country lad and Diana Gayelorde-Sutton (Jenny Seagrove), the equally single minded daughter of a rich landowner, from the 1920s through to post-war Britain. The early story revolves around the class mismatch between the pair; the besotted Jan attempts to elevate his status through hard work and the more aloof Diana attempts to keep her affections in check and pursue her own goals.

The complete series of ten episodes is available on DVD in the UK through Simply Media.

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