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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. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson met filming the TV series and married in real life. 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.
Original Release
10/11/1987 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emma Thompson | Harriet Pringle |
Kenneth Branagh | Guy Pringle |
Charles Kay | Dobson |
Mark Drewry | Dubedat |
Ronald Pickup | Prince Yakimov |
Alan Bennett | Lord Pinkrose |
Rupert Graves | Simon Boulderstone |
James Villiers | Inchcape |
Robert Stephens | Bill Castlebar / Castlebar |
Ciaran Madden | Angela Hooper |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | The Balkans: September 1939 | Sunday, 11 October 1987 |
2 | Romania: January 1940 | Sunday, 18 October 1987 |
3 | Romania: June 1940 | Sunday, 25 October 1987 |
4 | Greece: October 1940 | Sunday, 01 November 1987 |
5 | Egypt: April 1941 | Sunday, 08 November 1987 |
6 | Egypt: September 1942 | Sunday, 15 November 1987 |
7 | The Middle East: January 1943 | Sunday, 22 November 1987 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Emma Thompson | Harriet Pringle |
Kenneth Branagh | Guy Pringle |
Charles Kay | Dobson |
Mark Drewry | Dubedat |
Ronald Pickup | Prince Yakimov |
Alan Bennett | Lord Pinkrose |
Rupert Graves | Simon Boulderstone |
James Villiers | Inchcape |
Robert Stephens | Bill Castlebar / Castlebar |
Ciaran Madden | Angela Hooper |
Desmond McNamara | Galpin |
Richard Clifford | Lawson / Clarence |
Diana Hardcastle | Edwina Little |
Christopher Strauli | Toby Lush |
Greg Hicks | Aidan Pratt |
Elena Secota | Sophie Oresanu |
Magdalena Buznea | Despina |
Caroline Langrishe | Bella Niculescu / Bella Niculesco |
Vernon Dobtcheff | Hadjimoscos / Prince Hadjimoscos |
Mischa De La Motte | Horvath |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Cox | Producer |
Betty Willingale | Producer |