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Fortunes of War

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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.

Date: 10/11/1987
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay, Robert Stephens, Ronald Fraser, Alan Bennett, Vernon Dobtcheff, Caroline Langrishe, Mark Drewry, James Villiers, Greg Hicks, Esmond Knight, Ciaran Madden, Richard Clifford, Elena Secota, Christopher Strauli

Emma Thompson Emma Thompson

Kenneth Branagh Kenneth Branagh

Rupert Graves Rupert Graves

Ronald Pickup Ronald Pickup

Charles Kay Charles Kay

Robert Stephens Robert Stephens

Ronald Fraser Ronald Fraser

Alan Bennett Alan Bennett

Vernon Dobtcheff Vernon Dobtcheff

Caroline Langrishe Caroline Langrishe

Mark Drewry Mark Drewry

James Villiers James Villiers

Greg Hicks Greg Hicks

Esmond Knight Esmond Knight

Ciaran Madden Ciaran Madden

Richard Clifford Richard Clifford

Elena Secota

Christopher Strauli Christopher Strauli