Editing Winston Graham (section)

==Television and film adaptations of works==
The first seven Poldark novels were adapted into two [[BBC]] television series broadcast in the UK between 1975 and 1977, which garnered audiences of about 14 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Winston Graham and Poldark Literary Society|url=http://poldark.activeboard.com/|access-date=17 August 2012}}</ref> The series were so successful that some vicars rescheduled or cancelled church services rather than have them clash with the broadcast of ''[[Poldark (1975 TV series)|Poldark]]'' episodes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/atmosphere-history-exciting-romantic/story-26111706-detail/story.html  |title=Winston Graham: 'I found the atmosphere and history exciting'|work= Cornish Guardian|date= 4 March 2015}}</ref> Graham disliked early episodes of ''Poldark'' so much (because of the portrayal of Demelza as promiscuous and 'loose') that he tried to have the first series cancelled, but could do nothing about it.<ref name = "ExpressPukas"/>

The Poldark novels have been adapted for television on [[Poldark#Television adaptations of the novels|two other occasions]].

Graham's novel ''[[Marnie (novel)|Marnie]]'' (1961), a thriller, was filmed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] in 1964, with [[Tippi Hedren]] and [[Sean Connery]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary:Winston Graham|work= The Guardian|date= 14 July 2003|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/14/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|access-date=17 August 2012 | location=London|first=Dennis|last=Barker}}</ref>

''Marnie'' (1961) was also adapted as a play by [[Sean O'Connor (producer)|Sean O'Connor]] in 2001 and an [[opera]] written by [[Nico Muhly]] which premiered in November, 2017. Both the play and the opera retained the novel's British setting and bleak ending.

Five of Graham's other books have been filmed:
*  ''[[Take My Life]]'' (1947 film co-scripted by Graham and subsequently novelised<ref>{{cite book|title=Take My Life|author=Graham, Winston|publisher=Doubleday and Co.|edition= Book Club (BCE/BOMC) |date=1967|asin= B0056OTX7Q|url=https://www.amazon.com/Take-My-Life-Winston-Graham/dp/B0056OTX7Q}}</ref>)
*''[[Night Without Stars]]'' (1951 film, scripted by Graham, based on the 1950 novel),<ref>{{cite book|title=Night Without Stars|author=Graham, Winston|date=1950|publisher=Doubleday & Co.|edition= Book Club |asin=B000NPI97I|url=https://www.amazon.com/Night-Without-Stars-Winston-Graham/dp/B000NPI97I/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439676991&sr=1-1&keywords=winston+graham+night+without+stars}}</ref>
*''[[Fortune Is a Woman]]'' (1957 film released in the United States as ''[[She Played With Fire]]''; based on the 1952 book ''Fortune Is a Woman''),<ref>{{cite book|author=Graham, Winston|title=Fortune Is a Woman|date=1953|publisher=Doubleday & Company |asin= B000QBA4GS|url=https://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Woman-Winston-Graham/dp/B000QBA4GS/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=}}</ref>
*''[[Sócio de Alcova]]'' (1962 Brazil) / ''Carnival of Crime'' (1964 US),<ref>{{cite book|title=Carnival of Crime|date=1962|publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212042/?ref_=fn_al_tt_10}}</ref> based on the book ''The Sleeping Partner'' (1956).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Sleeping Partner|date=1956|author=Graham, Winston|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|edition= 1st |asin=B0000CJG3U|url=https://www.amazon.com/sleeping-partner-Winston-GRAHAM/dp/B0000CJG3U/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439679682&sr=1-1&keywords=the+sleeping+partner+1956}}</ref>
* ''[[The Walking Stick]]'' (1970 film based on the 1967 novel).<ref>{{cite book|title=The Walking Stick|author=Graham, Winston|date=1967|url=https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Stick--novel-Winston-Graham/dp/B002BXCSPE/ref=sr_1_1_twi_har_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1439677233&sr=1-1&keywords=winston+graham+the+walking+stick|publisher=Doubleday|edition= 1st US, Book Club |
asin= B002BXCSPE}}</ref>