The Portrait of a Lady is a British television series which originally aired on BBC One during 1968. An adaptation of the novel The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, it starred Suzanne Neve and Richard Chamberlain.
The cast also included Edward Fox, Sarah Brackett, Beatrix Lehmann, Kathleen Byron, Rachel Gurney and James Maxwell.
Originally broadcast in black and white before BBC One could transmit colour television, the series survived the BBC's archival purge in full colour and is available on DVD.
Cast
Richard Chamberlain as Ralph Touchett
Suzanne Neve as Isabel Archer
Sarah Brackett as Henrietta Stackpole
Beatrix Lehmann as Mrs. Lydia Touchett
Rachel Gurney as Madame Merle
James Maxwell as Gilbert Osmond
Kathleen Byron as Countess Gemini
Ed Bishop as Caspar Goodwood
Edward Fox as Lord Warburton
Sharon Gurney as Pansy
Angus MacKay as Mr. Bantling
Alan Gifford as Mr. Daniel Touchett
Susan Tebbs as Constance
Felicity Gibson as Mildred
Cavan Kendall as Ned Rosier
Rosalind Atkinson as Sister Catherine
Margaret Corey as Maid
Kevork Malikyan as Servant
Marguerite Young as Nun
Kitty Fitzgerald as Sister Theresa
Michael Reubens as Messenger
Richard Young as Receptionist
Howard Charlton as Porter
John DeVaut as Servant