Daphne

Plot Summary

Set during the years between the "Rebecca" trial and the writing of Du Maurier's short story "The Birds", including her relationship with her husband Frederick 'Boy' Browning, and her largely unrequited infatuations with American publishing tycoon's wife Ellen Doubleday and the actress Gertrude Lawrence.

Top Cast

Geraldine Somerville Daphne Du Maurier

Elizabeth McGovern Ellen Doubleday

Janet McTeer Gertrude Lawrence

Natalie Best Maid

Felicity Montagu Director, 'September Tide'