Country Matters
tv show
13 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired August 20, 1972
Genres:
Overview
Adapted from tales by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates – two of the great masters of the short story – Country Matters unarguably remains a high point for television drama, winning the award for Best Drama at the 1973 BAFTAs. An anthology series of plays about English country life and rural romance at the turn of the twentieth century, it presents unsentimental stories of human relationships and raw emotions – heartfelt passions, crippling frustrations, unspoken love and destructive jealousy all feature unsparingly in one of the 1970s' most memorable drama series. Available on DVD for the first time, Country Matters includes memorable performances from Ian McKellen, Rosalind Ayres, Peter Firth, Penelope Wilton, Pauline Collins, Gareth Thomas, Bryan Marshall, Barbara Ewing, Prunella Scales, Zena Walker, Michael Kitchen and Jeremy Brett, among others.
Cast
Ian McKellen
as
David Masterman
Prunella Ransome
as
Katherine Forrest
Susan Penhaligon
as
Ianthe Forrest
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Marilyn Taylerson
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Julia Tern
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Joe Holmes
as
Mr. Foulkes
Rosalind Ayres
as
Alice Hartop
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Bob Keegan
as
Hartop
Maria Charles
as
Mrs. Hartop
Brenda Bruce
as
Mrs. Holland
Ray Smith
as
Holland
Tom Chadbon
as
Albert
Peter Firth
as
Tommy Adams
Crew
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Ray Goode
as
Cinematography
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David Wood
as
Cinematography
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Barry Davis
as
Director
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David Giles
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Director
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Donald McWhinnie
as
Director
Richard Martin
as
Director
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Richard Everitt
as
Director
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Stan Challis
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Editor
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John W. Carr
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Editor
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Derek Granger
as
Producer
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Derek Hilton
as
Music
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A.E. Coppard
as
Original Story