Fortunes of War
Drama
6.5 (12 votes)
60 min per episode
10/11/1987
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.
Details
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Seasons
Cast
Emma Thompson
Harriet Pringle
Kenneth Branagh
Guy Pringle
Rupert Graves
Simon Boulderstone
Ronald Pickup
Prince Yakimov
Charles Kay
Dobson
Robert Stephens
Bill Castlebar
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