Fortunes of War
Trailer: Fortunes of War
Genre: Drama
Cast: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay, Robert Stephens
Studio: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Runtime: 60:14 Min
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Oct 11, 1987
Last Air Date: Nov 22, 1987
Episode: 7 Episode
Season: 1 Season
The Balkans: September 1939
Set in the Balkans 1939. Newly weds Guy and Harriet Pringle journey to Bucharest where Guy is a lecturer of English Literature. Impoverished Prince...
Romania: January 1940
Commander Sheppey holds a clandestine meeting to organise the destruction of the River Danube. Guy feels guilty about not being on active service and...
Romania: June 1940
The fascist Iron Guard increase their power and the British fall out of favour with the Romanians. Tension mounts as the fascists take over and the...
Greece: October 1940
A despondent Harriet arrives in Athens and is overjoyed to see a familiar face. Yakimov and Harriet both pleased to find employment at the British...
Egypt: April 1941
After their unceremonious arrival in Cairo, Guy and Harriet are forced to stay in an old brothel. Guy struggles to find work when it emerges that an...
Egypt: September 1942
An an attempt to help Simon recover from the death of his brother, he’s taken under the wing of those at ‘Garden City.' Harriet...
The Middle East: January 1943
Guy struggles to come to terms with his apparent loss. A quick marriage, an emotional reunion and a sudden death change the lives of those at...