Country Matters

1972 - 1973 NR 1h 00m 7.2

The story of people living in the countryside of the United Kingdom after World War I.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Craven Arms

Aired: Aug 20, 1972

David Masterman is an artist and a teacher who has the pleasure of teaching a...

Episode 2 The Mill

Aired: Aug 27, 1972

At 17 years of age, Leslie Hartop's parents decide the time has come for her ...

Episode 3 The Sullens Sisters

3. The Sullens Sisters

Aired: Sep 3, 1972

Tommy Adams has become quite the grown man. Now 19 years old, he is the man o...

Episode 4 Crippled Bloom

4. Crippled Bloom

Aired: Sep 10, 1972

About Ruby and Nan, two sisters who share a house with Ruby's husband Potter-...

Episode 5 The Watercress Girl

5. The Watercress Girl

Aired: Sep 17, 1972

Mary stands trial for throwing vitriol in the face of Elizabeth, her rival fo...

Episode 6 Breeze Anstey

6. Breeze Anstey

Aired: Sep 24, 1972

H.E. Bates' "Breeze Anstey" explores the bond between two young women who run...

Main Cast

Joss Ackland Potter-Jones

Nicholas Hoye

Nicholas Hoye George Pickard

Keith Drinkel Harvey Witlow

Susan Fleetwood Mary McDowall

Michael Kitchen Henry Batley

Peter Firth Roger Blackburn

Bryan Marshall Tom Richards

Ian McKellen David Masterman

Bernard Archard Vernon

Jane Lapotaire Orianda

Renée Asherson Mother

Rosalind Ayres Alice Hartop

Cherith Mellor

Cherith Mellor Kitty

Mary Wimbush

Mary Wimbush Mrs. Witlow

Gareth Thomas Frank Oppidan

Penelope Wilton Rachel Sullens

Zena Walker Mrs. Davenport

Maggie Fitzgibbon

Maggie Fitzgibbon Stella Bartholomew

Barbara Ewing Edna Johnson

Prunella Ransome Katherine Forrest

Tenniel Evans Mr. Harvey

Stephan Chase Gerald

Jeremy Brett Captain Blaine

Bob Keegan

Bob Keegan Hartop

Pauline Collins Ruby

John Welsh Fergus McDowall

Jan Francis Sophie

Robert Urquhart Barty Bartholomew

Michael Elphick Jack

Susan Penhaligon Ianthe Forrest

Morag Hood

Morag Hood Breeze Anstey

Glyn Houston Nathaniel Crabbe

Clare Sutcliffe Lindy Sullens

Carolyn Courage Christine

Maria Charles Mrs. Hartop

Anna Cropper Nan

Prunella Scales Babs Pickard

Jane Carr Sophy Daws

Diane Keen Girl in Office

Rachel Kempson Miss Wills

June Watson Lizzie

Gillian Martell

Gillian Martell Mrs. Adams

Rowland Davies

Rowland Davies Lt. Pascoe

Brenda Bruce Mrs. Holland

Meg Johnson

Meg Johnson Barmaid

Ray Mort Albert Pickard

Sheila Ruskin Mary Sadgrove

Susan Tebbs

Susan Tebbs Elizabeth Plantney

Kate Nelligan Christie

Joan Newell

Joan Newell Mrs. Harvey

Joe Holmes

Joe Holmes Mr. Foulkes

Queenie Watts Molly Blatts

Mary Healey Ruby

Ray Smith Holland

George Waring Mr. Belfrage

Priscilla Morgan

Priscilla Morgan Mrs. Lambton

Rosalie Crutchley Mrs. Sadgrove

Veronica Quilligan Tina

Appearances

Alistair Cooke

Info about Country Matters

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Genres: Drama