Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett, Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves. The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels, with no notable departures from their plot.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | September 1939 | 1987-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | January 1940 | 1987-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | June 1940 | 1987-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | October 1940 | 1987-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | April 1941 | 1987-11-08 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Autumn 1942 | 1987-11-15 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | January 1943 | 1987-11-22 | 60 min |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar | Editor |
| Sound | Terry Elms | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Rawlins | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Richard Holmes | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Rowell | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Marion McDougall | Production Manager |
| Production | Betty Willingale | Producer |
| Camera | David Feig | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Olivia Manning | Novel |
| Writing | Alan Plater | Screenplay |
| Writing | Suzan Harrison | Script Editor |
