Fortunes of War (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.
Series Cast
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Harriet Pringle
7 Episodes
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Guy Pringle
7 Episodes
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Simon Boulderstone
7 Episodes
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Prince Yakimov
7 Episodes
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Dobson
7 Episodes
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Bill Castlebar
7 Episodes
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7 Episodes
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Lord Pinkrose
7 Episodes
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7 Episodes
Last Season
Miniseries
1987 • 7 Episodes
Season 1 of Fortunes of War premiered on October 11, 1987.
Facts
Status Ended
Network
Type Miniseries
Original Language English
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