Fortunes of War 1987
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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.
- Released: 1987-10-11
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay
- Director: Alan Plater, Tariq Anwar, David Feig, Christine Rawlins, Olivia Manning
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1. The Balkans: September 1939 1987-10-11
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2. Romania: January 1940 1987-10-18
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3. Romania: June 1940 1987-10-25
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4. Greece: October 1940 1987-11-01
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5. Egypt: April 1941 1987-11-08
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6. Egypt: September 1942 1987-11-15
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7. The Middle East: January 1943 1987-11-22
