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
Fortunes of War (1987)
BBC One
Miniseries
TV Series
Audience Score
Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC miniseries adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels of the same name. English literature lecturer Guy Pringle and his wife Harriet navigate the early years of WWII in Bucharest. They become involved in anti-fascist politics and are forced to flee as the war escalates, crossing paths with various characters along the way.
Starring an ensemble cast led by Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson, the seven-part series follows its source material relatively faithfully, with no major plot departures.
