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- 1. The Balkans: September 1939 Oct 11, 1987
- Guy and Harriet Pringle settle down to married life in Bucharest.
- 2. Romania: January 1940 Oct 18, 1987
- Harriet feels neglected; Sasha deserts the Romanian army.
- 3. Romania: June 1940 Oct 25, 1987
- The Gestapo wants Guy; Harriet and Sasha must flee Bucharest.
Publication date. 1960. Fortunes of War is the name given to a series of six novels by Olivia Manning that describe the experiences of a young married couple early in World War II. The series is made up of two trilogies: the books The Great Fortune (1960), The Spoilt City (1962), and Friends and Heroes (1965) comprise The Balkan Trilogy, while ...
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Overview. 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.
Sun, Nov 15, 1987. September 1942. After fighting his first battle in the Western desert, Simon Boulderstone sets out in search of his brother, only to learn that he was killed in action. Guy returns from Alexandria to take charge of the Institute in Cairo.
Romania: June 1940. 3/7 Prince Yakimov takes up permanent residence in the Pringles' flat. Romania: January 1940. 2/7 Events take a dark turn after the Romanian prime minister is assassinated. The...
Fortunes of War. Home. Episodes. World War II drama starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson as a newly married English couple caught up in the heart of the conflict in eastern Europe. On...
Fortunes of War. Season 1. In this BAFTA-winning period drama, Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson are newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, who head to Bucharest in September 1939 for Guy to take a teaching post at the university.
