Name: Fortunes of War
Released: 1987-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Charles Kay

TV Show · Drama

Guy Pringle and his new wife, Harriet, are members of the English community in Bucharest, Romania on the eve of World War II; after the war begins, they cross paths with a host of unusual characters as they flee ahead of the advancing front line.

1987 · 54m

Starring Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Charles Kay

Director James Cellan Jones

EPISODE 1

The Balkans: September 1939

Guy and Harriet Pringle settle down to married life in Bucharest.

54m
EPISODE 2

Romania: January 1940

Harriet feels neglected; Sasha deserts the Romanian army.

53m
EPISODE 3

Romania: June 1940

The Gestapo wants Guy; Harriet and Sasha must flee Bucharest.

53m
EPISODE 4

Greece: October 1940

In Athens, Harriet strikes up a friendship with a young British officer.

54m
EPISODE 5

Egypt: April 1941

Harriet finds work in Cairo; Harriet urges Guy to leave Alexandria and return to Cairo.

53m
EPISODE 6

Egypt: September 1942

Dysentery puts Harriet in an Italian hospital as the war draws near.

53m