Anna Karenina (Season 1)

Anna Karenina was a 1977 BBC television adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel & tragic story of the love affair between Vronsky, a Russian Count and Anna Karenina, a married upper class woman. Nicola Pagett takes the role of Anna, a young woman who is married to a man twenty years her senior (Eric Porter), and who begins a passionate affair with the handsome Count Vronsky (Stuart Wilson). When she falls pregnant, Anna decides to dissolve her marriage and wed Vronsky, but true happiness proves elusive.

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    Part 1 (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1977-09-25

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: After her brother is found being unfaithful, Anna Karenina persuades her sister-in-law not to leave him.

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    Part 2 (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1977-10-02

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Army officer Vronsky falls in love with Anna, who returns to her husband, Karenin, and their son.

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    Part 3 (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1977-10-09

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Anna returns Vronsky's feelings, and becomes pregnant with his child.

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    Part 4 (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1977-10-16

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Count Alexei chides his wife Anna about her most recent disrespectful behavior then asks that she admit all that has been going on.

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    Part 5 (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1977-10-23

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: After a difficult birth to a baby girl, Anna flees with Vronsky without obtaining a divorce from Karenin.

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    Part 6 (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1977-10-30

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Levin and Kitty marry and soon after, Kitty discovers that she is pregnant.

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    Part 7 (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1977-11-06

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Anna and Vronsky return to Russia. After a furious Karenin sees Anna visiting their son, she and Vronsky leave.

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    Part 8 (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1977-11-13

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Anna decides to marry Vronsky.

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    Part 9 (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1977-11-20

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Anna commits suicide after becoming increasingly bitter towards Vronsky.

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    Part 10 (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1977-11-27

    Runtime: 50 min

    Overview: Karenin takes custody of Anna's baby girl, and Vronsky leaves to help fight the Turks in the Serbian revolt.

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