The Strauss Family is a 1972 BritishAssociated Television series of eight episodes,^[1] about the family of composers of that name, includingJohann Strauss I and his sonsJohann Strauss II,Eduard Strauss andJosef Strauss.^[1]

The Strauss Family
Genre	Period drama
Directed by	David Giles David Reid Peter Potter
Starring	Eric Woofe Stuart Wilson Nikolas Simmonds Tony Anholt Anne Stallybrass Barbara Ferris Derek Jacobi Christopher Benjamin
Composer	Cyril Ornadel
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	8
Original release
Release	7 November (1972-11-07) – 19 December 1972 (1972-12-19)

The series was written by Anthony Skene, David Reid andDavid Butler,^[1] and directed byDavid Giles,^[2] David Reid andPeter Potter.^[1]

Anne Stallybrass was nominated for theBritish Academy Television Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Anna Strauss.

ABC broadcastThe Strauss Family in the United States from 5 May to 16 June 1973.^[3]

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

• Eric Woofe asJohann Strauss I
• Stuart Wilson asJohann Strauss II
• Nikolas Simmonds and Louis Selwyn asJosef Strauss
• Tony Anholt asEduard Strauss
• Anne Stallybrass as Anna Strauss
• Barbara Ferris as Emilie Trampusch
• Georgina Hale as Lili Dietrich
• Margaret Whiting as Hetti
• Derek Jacobi asJoseph Lanner
• Jane Seymour as Karoline
• Christopher Benjamin asDommayer [de]^[1]
• Henri Szeps as Edi's dresser

Most of the music was performed by members of theLondon Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the series' musical directorCyril Ornadel, and some played by the Band ofHer Majesty's Lifeguards.

The series was released on DVD as a three-disc set in the United Kingdom byAcorn Media UK in 2007.^[1]

• The Strauss Family atIMDb