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.

Country Matters

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Peter Firth
Peter Firth
as Roger Blackburn as Tommy Adams
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen
as David Masterman
Susan Penhaligon
Susan Penhaligon
as Ianthe Forrest
Prunella Ransome
Prunella Ransome
as Katherine Forrest
Marilyn Taylerson
Marilyn Taylerson
as Julia Tern
Joe Holmes
Joe Holmes
as Mr Foulkes
Rosalind Ayres
Rosalind Ayres
as Alice Hartop
Ray Smith
Ray Smith
as Mr Holland
Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce
as Mrs Holland
Robert Keegan
Robert Keegan
as Mr Hartop
Maria Charles
Maria Charles
as Mrs Hartop
Tom Chadbon
Tom Chadbon
as Albert
Penelope Wilton
Penelope Wilton
as Rachel Sullens
Clare Sutcliffe
Clare Sutcliffe
as Lindy Sullens
Gillian Martell
Gillian Martell
as Mrs Adams
Trevor Bannister
Trevor Bannister
as Arthur Dagnall
Queenie Watts
Queenie Watts
as Molly Blatts
James Ottaway
James Ottaway
as Mr Duffy
John Horsley
John Horsley
as Judge
Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins
as Ruby
Anna Cropper
Anna Cropper
as Nan
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
as Potter-Jones
George Waring
George Waring
as Mr Belfrage
Meg Johnson
Meg Johnson
as Barmaid
Susan Fleetwood
Susan Fleetwood
as Mary McDowall
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
as Frank Oppidan
John Welsh
John Welsh
as Fergus McDowall
Susan Tebbs
Susan Tebbs
as Elizabeth Plantney
Carl Bernard
Carl Bernard
as Thorpe
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier
as Archibold
Donald Eccles
Donald Eccles
as Judge
Kevin Lindsay
Kevin Lindsay
as Clerk
William Simons
William Simons
as Jesse
Rex Arundel
Rex Arundel
as Dr Ainsworth
Jean Rimmer
Jean Rimmer
as Wardress
Morag Hood
Morag Hood
as Breeze Anstey
Meg Wynn Owen
Meg Wynn Owen
as Lorn
Bernard Archard
Bernard Archard
as Vernon
Rachel Kempson
Rachel Kempson
as Miss Wills
Tenniel Evans
Tenniel Evans
as Mr Harvey
Joan Newell
Joan Newell
as Mrs Harvey
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall
as Tom Richards
Barbara Ewing
Barbara Ewing
as Edna Johnson
Michael Elphick
Michael Elphick
as Jack
Diane Keen
Diane Keen
as Girl in Office
Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke
as Self – Narrator
Stephan Chase
Stephan Chase
as The Honourable Gerald Laughlin
Jane Lapotaire
Jane Lapotaire
as Orianda Crabbe
June Watson
June Watson
as Lizzie
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston
as Nathaniel Crabbe
Dorothy Black
Dorothy Black
as Lady Tillington
Herbert Ramskill
Herbert Ramskill
as Porter
Edward Peel
Edward Peel
as Man in Tap Room
Fred Feast
Fred Feast
as Farmer
Keith Drinkel
Keith Drinkel
as Harvey Witlow
Mary Wimbush
Mary Wimbush
as Mrs Witlow
Jane Carr
Jane Carr
as Sophy Daws
Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin
as Mary Sadgrove
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs Sadgrove
Daphne Heard
Daphne Heard
as Cassandra
Michael Raghan
Michael Raghan
as Amos
Daphne Goddard
Daphne Goddard
as Amos' Wife
Philip Dunbar
Philip Dunbar
as Best Man
Maggie Fitzgibbon
Maggie Fitzgibbon
as Stella Bartholomew
Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
as Barty Bartholomew
Carolyn Courage
Carolyn Courage
as Christine
Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett
as Captain Blaine
Agnes Lauchlan
Agnes Lauchlan
as Aunt Bertie – Miss Charlesworth
Renée Asherson
Renée Asherson
as Mother
Mary Healey
Mary Healey
as Ruby
Maggie Wells
Maggie Wells
as Mary
Joanna Shelley
Joanna Shelley
as Brenda
Rowland Davies
Rowland Davies
as Lt Pascoe
John Wells
John Wells
as Trooper Jordan
Freddy Marks
Freddy Marks
as John
Royston Tickner
Royston Tickner
as Sgt Hipwell
Peter Dudley
Peter Dudley
as Batman
William Wymar
William Wymar
as Mr Carter
Nicholas Hoye
Nicholas Hoye
as George Pickard
Cherith Mellor
Cherith Mellor
as Kitty
Ray Mort
Ray Mort
as Albert Pickard
Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales
as Babs Pickard
Priscilla Morgan
Priscilla Morgan
as Mrs Lambton
Mike Murray
Mike Murray
as Harry
John Jardine
John Jardine
as Vicar
Michael Kitchen
Michael Kitchen
as Henry Batley
Kate Nelligan
Kate Nelligan
as Christie Davenport
Jan Francis
Jan Francis
as Sophie Davenport
Veronica Quilligan
Veronica Quilligan
as Tina Davenport
Zena Walker
Zena Walker
as Mrs Davenport
Clifford Cox
Clifford Cox
as Sgt Baines
Marc Ellis
Marc Ellis
as Ellacot
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Series 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Craven arms

  • 1x2

    The mill

  • 1x3

    The sullen sisters

  • 1x4

    Crippled bloom

  • 1x5

    The watercress girl

  • 1x6

    Breeze anstey

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    The little farm

  • 2x2

    The black dog

  • 2x3

    The higgler

  • 2x4

    The simple life

  • 2x5

    An aspidistra in babylon

  • 2x6

    The ring of truth

  • 2x7

    The four beauties

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