The Glittering Prizes

The Glittering Prizes

NR Limited Series 1976 · 6 eps · ★ 7.3 · 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.

Created by Frederic Raphael

Network: BBC Two

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