The Rainbow (1988)

Name: The Rainbow
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Imogen Stubbs, Clare Holman, Martin Wenner, Colin Tarrant, Tom Bell

Drama

Ursula Brangwen is the beautiful, naive daughter of a wealthy country squire, one of five children living in the Nottinghamshire mining heartland at the turn of the century. From wide-eyed sixteen-year-old to fully grown woman, the drama follows Ursula through the trials and tribulations of her burgeoning personal relationships in her quest to find fulfilment for her developing passionate and sensual nature. Adaptation of DH Lawrence's novel.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (166 votes)
Episode average: 5.5 -1.4 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1988)

5.47 avg 3 episodes 5.5 → 5.3 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ghosts	5.5	11
2	The Widening Circle	5.6	9
3	The Darkness of Paradise	5.3	8