PRINCIPAL CAST

David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm, Charlie Murphy, Emily Beecham, Rupert Evans, Augustus Prew, Juliet Stevenson, Annabelle Apsion, Anthony Flanagan, Ainsley Howard, Jim Cartwright, Joe Armstrong, Scott Handy, Chloe Harris, Matt Stokoe, Amelia Young, Joe Duttine, Bill Jones, Phoebe Dynevor, Andrew Gower, Derek Riddell, Nico Mirallegro, Ben Batt, Chloe Rowley, Tom Varey

DIRECTOR

Peter Moffat

SYNOPSIS

In this heart-warming coming-of-age story set in a remote Derbyshire village, you'll share the villagers' joys and crises as Bert Middleton takes a nostalgic look back at his youth, between 1914 and 1929. Season 1, 1914-1919: When a bus drives into the village for the first time, the rest of the world seems suddenly closer. Bert feels frustrated at being too young to fight in the Great War. How will the village react when women go to work in the nearby factory and conscientious objectors and shell-shocked soldiers come home? Season 2, The 1920s: The local aristocrats plan to resume their pre-war lifestyle, but times have changed. Bert falls madly in love, while others fall out. You'll be swept back in time by this compelling drama, starring John Simm, Maxine Peake and Juliet Stevenson.

GENRE

TV Series/Drama

RATING

Not Rated

RUN TIME

726 Minutes

STUDIO

Warner Bros. Archive