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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.

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Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Harriet Pringle

Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

Guy Pringle

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Simon Boulderstone

Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Prince Yakimov

Charles Kay

Charles Kay

Dobson

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Bill Castlebar

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Lord Pinkrose

Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Caroline Langrishe

Caroline Langrishe

Bella Niculescu

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Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

1987 | 7 Episodes

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