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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

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  • An Early Life
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    An Early Life

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/21/1976

    1953: Adam Morris wins a scholarship to Cambridge, a stepping stone for those with ambition to build lives and careers. In his first year, he makes several new friends and a few enemies. He sets out to antagonise his upper-class roommate but soon finds himself in deeper water than he'd anticipated.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Love Life
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    A Love Life

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/28/1976

    1955: in their final year, Adam's friends prepare for life on the outside, some by laying the foundation stones of their careers, many pairing off in the marriage stakes, a few by doing both.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Past Life
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    A Past Life

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/1976

    1960: Adam publishes his first novel, starts to write for film, and decides to confront a formidable adversary — the brilliant but dangerous Stephen Taylor, a prominent supporter of 1930s British fascism.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Country Life
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    A Country Life

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/1976

    1964: Alan Parks, now a notorious television interviewer, decides to visit the country with his wife Barbara. They descend on old friends Joyce and Dan Bradley, disrupting their quiet lives.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • An Academic Life
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    An Academic Life

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/1976

    1970: Bill Bourne returns from America to work at a new university where several of his old college friends are now teaching. They find themselves taunted by a new generation of students for their outdated 'Cambridge' approach to life.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • A Double Life
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    A Double Life

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/1976

    1976: Adam, now a rich and successful writer, has more than his share of the 'glittering prizes'. He's happily married, with two children. Despite all this, Adam is still dissatisfied, and he attempts to come to terms with his material success by leading a double life.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown