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Fortunes of War( 1987)

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Overview

Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett, Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves. The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels, with no notable departures from their plot.

    Series Cast

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      Emma Thompson

      Harriet Pringle

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      Kenneth Branagh

      Guy Pringle

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      Rupert Graves

      Simon Boulderstone

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      Ronald Pickup

      Prince Yakimov

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      Charles Kay

      Dobson

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      Robert Stephens

      Bill Castlebar

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      Ronald Fraser

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      Alan Bennett

      Lord Pinkrose

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      Vernon Dobtcheff

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      Caroline Langrishe

      Bella Niculescu

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      Mark Drewry

      Dubedat

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      James Villiers

      Inchcape

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      Greg Hicks

      Aidan Pratt

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      Esmond Knight

      Liversage

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      Ciaran Madden

      Angela Hooper

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      Richard Clifford

      Lawson

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      Elena Secota

      Sophie Oresanu

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      Christopher Strauli

      Toby Lush

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    Miniseries

    1987 | 7 Episodes

    Miniseries of Fortunes of War premiered on Oct 11 1987

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

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    Type

    Miniseries

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • spy
    • based on novel or book
    • resistance
    • world war ii
    • bucharest, romania
    • lecturer
    • 1940s
    • activist
    • anti-fascism