The Glittering Prizes
Twenty years in the lives of some Cambridge undergraduates, who all find that the real world of a changing Britain is a hard place.
- 1976-1976
- 1 season
- Drama
Twenty years in the lives of some Cambridge undergraduates, who all find that the real world of a changing Britain is a hard place.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1976
Episode 1
An Early Life
In the mid-1950s, Adam Morris begins his career as a Cambridge undergraduate.
Episode 2
A Love Life
Adam marries Barbara, despite parental opposition, whilst Joyce finds herself pregnant by Alan but marries Dan.
Episode 3
A Past Life
Adam has a bruising encounter with a famous writer who was once a Fascist sympathizer, but goes on to write an Oscar-winning screenplay.
Episode 4
A Country Life
73 mins
Joyce must finally face up to some unpleasant truths about her seemingly-idyllic marriage to Dan.
Episode 5
An Academic Life
Accusations of racism are made at a redbrick university.
Episode 6
A Double Life
In 1976, Adam, by now a famous writer, copes with the death of his father and tragedies in the personal lives of some old Cambridge friends.