Series · Drama
Country Matters (1972)
An anthology series adapted from plays and short stories by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates, depicting English country life and rural romance at the turn of the 20th-century. It presents unsentimental stories of human relationships and raw emotions – heartfelt passions, crippling frustrations, unspoken love and destructive jealousy.
- Creator
- H. E. Bates, A. E. Coppard
- Writers
- H. E. Bates, A. E. Coppard, Hugh Leonard
- Network
- ITV1
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- August 20, 1972
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Peter FirthTommy Adams
Ian McKellenDavid Masterman
Susan PenhaligonIanthe Forrest
Prunella RansomeKatherine Forrest- Marilyn TaylersonJulia Tern
- Joe HolmesMr Foulkes
Rosalind AyresAlice Hartop
Ray SmithMr Holland
Brenda BruceMrs Holland- Robert KeeganMr Hartop
Maria CharlesMrs Hartop
Tom ChadbonAlbert
Penelope WiltonRachel Sullens
Clare SutcliffeLindy Sullens- Gillian MartellMrs Adams
Trevor BannisterArthur Dagnall
Queenie WattsMolly Blatts- James OttawayMr Duffy
John HorsleyJudge
Pauline CollinsRuby
Episodes
0/6 watched- Episode 1: Craven Arms1 h · Aug 20, 1972
- Episode 2: The Mill1 h · Aug 27, 1972
- Episode 3: The Sullen Sisters1 h · Sep 3, 1972
- Episode 4: Crippled Bloom1 h · Sep 10, 1972
- Episode 5: The Watercress Girl1 h · Sep 17, 1972
- Episode 6: Breeze Anstey1 h · Sep 24, 1972
