Fortunes of War (1987)

Miniseries TV Show
Audience Score
64
Fortunes of War
NR October 11th, 1987Drama1 Seasons, 7 Episodes
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.

TV Show Details

Air Date:October 11th, 1987

Last Air Date:November 22nd, 1987

Network:BBC One
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama

Original Language:English
Production Companies:GBH, BBC