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Freud

TV series

Freud

5/ 10· 3198460 min1 season · 6 episodes
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“A portrait of the great psychoanalyst.”

Freud, also known as Freud: The Life of a Dream, is a 1984 six-part BBC television serial dramatised by Carey Harrison, and starring David Suchet as Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Each episode begins with Freud and his family in London, where they had fled from Vienna in 1938 following the Nazi Anschluss, leading up to Freud's death a little over a year later. The rest of the episodes are told mainly in flashbacks to key moments in Freud's life and career

Created by
Moira Armstrong

Seasons and episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Ended
1

Miniseries

6 episodesSeptember 14, 1984
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  1. 1
    S1 E1

    In the Name of the Gods

    Sep 14, 198460 min

    Ailing 83-year-old Sigmund Freud, his wife Martha, and daughter Anna settle into a new home in London after being forced to flee Austria. Flashbacks recall Freud's early professional life, ambitions to do important work, and engagement to M

  2. 2
    S1 E2

    The Hypnotist

    Sep 21, 198460 min

    Paris, 1885: Freud goes to Paris to study under Jean-Marin Charcot, who has been experimenting with hypnosis to treat patients with 'hysterical' neuroses. Returning to Vienna, his advocacy of Charcot's techniques is largely rejected, especi

  3. 3
    S1 E3

    The Secret of Dreams

    Sep 28, 198460 min

    Vienna 1891: through his practice, self-examination, and friendships with Breuer and Wilhelm Fliess, Freud develops his concepts of the unconscious and the role of desire, beginning to posit sexuality as a source of psychic conflict and to

  4. 4
    S1 E4

    Madonna

    Oct 5, 198460 min

    An intriguing new relationship develops when Minna Bernays, Freud's attractive sister-in-law, joins the family. Freud's recent theory has outraged Vienna, leaving him, professionally, more isolated than ever. With Martha consigned to matern

  5. 5
    S1 E5

    Messiah

    Oct 12, 198460 min

    Vienna 1907: The movement of psychoanalysis is born. Freud's revolutionary theories appeal to a growing band of supporters—Adler, Stekel, Federn, Rank, Ferenczi—who passionately participate in the 'Wednesday Society'. Of the newfound discip

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    S1 E6

    The World As Dream

    Oct 19, 198460 min

    London, 1939: Psychoanalysis flourishes in America and Freud's works are sought worldwide: his international standing has far surpassed his father's simple plea that he make professor. But in the prophet's own land, it is a different matter

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How many seasons of Freud are there?
Freud has 1 season and 6 episodes. Status: Ended.
Will there be a new season of Freud?
Freud has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 19, 1984.
Who stars in Freud?
Freud stars David Suchet, David Swift, Helen Bourne, Suzanne Bertish, Anton Lesser.

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