The Moonstone (1972 TV series)

The Moonstone is a British mystery television series adapted from the 1868 novel The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins.

[3][4] It aired on BBC 1 in five episodes between 16 January and 13 February 1972.

[5] It subsequently aired in America on PBS-TV's Masterpiece Theatre between 10 December 1972 and 7 January 1973.

The series was well received by critics.

In The New York Times, Howard Thompson called it "typically smooth, restrained, well-played, and in lovely, subdued colour".