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.
Full Cast of Fortunes of War
Emma Thompson
Harriet Pringle
Kenneth Branagh
Guy Pringle
Rupert Graves
Simon Boulderstone
Ronald Pickup
Prince Yakimov
Charles Kay
Dobson
Robert Stephens
Bill Castlebar
Alan Bennett
Lord Pinkrose
Caroline Langrishe
Bella Niculescu
Mark Drewry
Dubedat
James Villiers
Inchcape
Greg Hicks
Aidan Pratt
Esmond Knight
Liversage
Ciaran Madden
Angela Hooper
Richard Clifford
Lawson
Christopher Strauli
Toby Lush
Barry Jackson
McCann
Sam Miller
Singing Patient
Anthony Calf
Corporal Arnold
Jeremy Sinden
Lord Lisdoonvarna
Vernon Dobtcheff
Prince Hadjimoscos
Elena Secota
Sophie Oresanu
Crew of Fortunes of War
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