Fortunes of War - Season 1 Episode 1 The Balkans: September 1939
6.40/10 by 11 users
Set in the Balkans 1939. Newly weds Guy and Harriet Pringle journey to Bucharest where Guy is a lecturer of English Literature. Impoverished Prince Yakimov arrives in the city and struggles to find financial support, but a temporary job as a Fleet Street journalist could save him from destitution. Harriet befriends bourgeoisie Bella and members of the British Legation.
- Title: Fortunes of War
- Year: 1987
- Genre: Drama
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC One
- Director:
- Cast: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay, Robert Stephens
- Crew: Alan Plater (Screenplay), Tariq Anwar (Editor), David Feig (Director of Photography), Christine Rawlins (Costume Designer), Olivia Manning (Novel), Terry Elms (Sound Recordist)
- Keyword: spy, based on novel or book, resistance, world war ii, bucharest, romania, lecturer, 1940s, activist, anti-fascism
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- IMDb: 6.40 / 10 by 11 users
- Popularity: 8.795
- First Air Date: Oct 11, 1987
- Last Air date: Nov 22, 1987
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 7 Episode
- Language: English
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