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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 as Harriet Pringle in Fortunes of War Emma Thompson

Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle in Fortunes of War Kenneth Branagh

Rupert Graves as Simon Boulderstone in Fortunes of War Rupert Graves

Ronald Pickup as Prince Yakimov in Fortunes of War Ronald Pickup

Charles Kay as Dobson in Fortunes of War Charles Kay

Robert Stephens as Bill Castlebar in Fortunes of War Robert Stephens

Ronald Fraser as  in Fortunes of War Ronald Fraser

Alan Bennett as Lord Pinkrose in Fortunes of War Alan Bennett

Vernon Dobtcheff as  in Fortunes of War Vernon Dobtcheff

Caroline Langrishe as Bella Niculescu in Fortunes of War Caroline Langrishe

Mark Drewry as Dubedat in Fortunes of War Mark Drewry

James Villiers as Inchcape in Fortunes of War James Villiers

Greg Hicks as Aidan Pratt in Fortunes of War Greg Hicks

Esmond Knight as Liversage in Fortunes of War Esmond Knight

Ciaran Madden as Angela Hooper in Fortunes of War Ciaran Madden

Richard Clifford as Lawson in Fortunes of War Richard Clifford

Elena Secota

Christopher Strauli as Toby Lush in Fortunes of War Christopher Strauli