Madame Bovary

About Madame Bovary

In 19th-century France, doctor's wife Emma Bovary seeks to escape her dull provincial life through various extramarital affairs and extravagant spending, leading to tragic consequences.

Madame Bovary is a drama series that ran on BBC Two. Its one season of 4 episodes was broadcast from September 1975 to October 1975.

The series is filed under miniseries, 19th century, adulteress, and northern france. It is adapted from a novel. Francesca Annis appears as Emma Bovary (née Rouault), Tom Conti as Dr Charles Bovary, Ray Smith as Homais, and Brian Stirner as Léon Dupuis.

In the United States it streams on Britbox Apple TV channel.

Alias Grace, Emma, and East of Eden make useful companions to Madame Bovary.