The Strauss Family is a 1972 Associated Television

Associated TeleVision

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 series, made in England, of eight episodes, about the family of composers of that name, including Johann Strauss I

Johann Strauss I

Johann Strauss I , born in Vienna, was an Austrian Romantic composer famous for his waltzes, and for popularizing them alongside Joseph Lanner, thereby setting the foundations for his sons to carry on his musical dynasty...

 and his sons Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II

Johann Strauss II , also known as Johann Baptist Strauss or Johann Strauss, Jr., the Younger, or the Son , was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas...

, Eduard Strauss

Eduard Strauss

Eduard Strauss was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. The family dominated the Viennese light music world for decades, creating many waltzes and polkas for many Austrian nobility as well as dance-music...

 and Josef Strauss

Josef Strauss

Josef Strauss was an Austrian composer.He was born in Vienna, the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to choose a career in the Austrian Habsburg military...

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The series was written by Anthony Skene, David Reid

David Reid

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 and David Butler

David Butler (screenwriter)

David Butler was a Scottish writer of numerous screenplays and teleplays who won an Emmy Award and was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe...

, and directed by David Giles, David Reid and Peter Potter.

Anne Stallybrass

Anne Stallybrass

Anne Stallybrass is a British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London.She was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex...

 was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

- 1950s :*1955 Googie Withers*1956 Virginia McKenna*1957 Rosalie Crutchley*1958 Gwen Watford*1959 Catherine Lacey- 1960s :*1960 Catherine Lacey*1961 Billie Whitelaw*1962 Ruth Dunning*1963 Brenda Bruce*1964 Vivien Merchant*1965 Katherine Blake...

 for her portrayal of Anna Strauss.

Episodes

With original date of broadcast:

1. Anna - 7 November 1972
2. Emilie - 14 November 1972
3. Schanni - 21 November 1972
4. Revolution - 28 November 1972
5. Josef - 5 December 1972
6. Hetti - 12 December 1972
7. Lili - 19 December 1972
8. Adele - 19 December 1972

Cast

• Eric Woofe - Johann Strauss I
• Stuart Wilson - Johann Strauss II
• Nikolas Simmonds - Josef Strauss
• Tony Anholt
  Tony Anholt
  Anthony "Tony" Anholt was a British actor best known for his roles as Security Chief Tony Verdeschi in the second season of Gerry Anderson's television series Space: 1999 , Paul Buchet in The Protectors and as Charles Frere in the highly-successful BBC drama series Howards' Way .Anholt was...
  
   - Eduard Strauss
• Anne Stallybrass
  Anne Stallybrass
  Anne Stallybrass is a British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London.She was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex...
  
   - Anna Strauss
• Barbara Ferris
  Barbara Ferris
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   - Emilie Trampusch
• Derek Jacobi
  Derek Jacobi
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   - Josef Lanner
  Josef Lanner
  Joseph Lanner was an Austrian dance music composer. He was best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even the highest society could enjoy, either as an accompaniment to the dance, or for the music's own sake...
  
  
• Christopher Benjamin - Dommayer

Most of the music was performed by members of the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

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, conducted by the series' musical director Cyril Ornadel

Cyril Ornadel

Cyril Ornadel was a British conductor, songwriter and composer chiefly in musical theatre.Cyril Ornadel was born in London. He studied at the Royal College of Music. During the 1950s he was famous for conducting the orchestra for the hit TV show The Sunday Night At The Palladium...

, and some played by the Band of Her Majesty's Lifeguards

Life Guards (British Army)

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Commercial Release

The series was released on DVD as a three-disc set, in the United Kingdom, by Acorn Media UK

Acorn Media UK

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, in 2007.