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The Village

The Village

The Village

2013 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.2 Drama

The Village is a BBC television drama created and written by Peter Moffat. Consisting of two six-episode series—the project intended as a 42-hour televised epic—the first series covers 1914 to 1920; the second continued the story into the 1920s. However, it was not commissioned for a third series. An epic drama charting the turbulent times experienced by one English village throughout the 20th century; births, deaths, political events and rebellions are among the events that occur during the time. Bert Middleton lives across the entire 100-year period, and his story from boyhood to old age forms the crux of the story, seen via flashbacks as Bert is interviewed in the present day by a documentarian working on a project about the second eldest man in the United Kingdom and his village.

The Village is a BBC television drama created and written by Peter Moffat. Consisting of two six-episode series—the project intended as a 42-hour televised epic—the first series covers 1914 to 1920; the second continued the story into the 1920s. However, it was not commissioned for a third series. An epic drama charting the turbulent times experienced by one English village throughout the 20th century; births, deaths, political events and rebellions are among the events that occur during the time. Bert Middleton lives across the entire 100-year period, and his story from boyhood to old age forms the crux of the story, seen via flashbacks as Bert is interviewed in the present day by a documentarian working on a project about the second eldest man in the United Kingdom and his village.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

Bert is the second oldest man in Britain, and a film is being made about his life and his village. He takes us back to t

EP 2

Episode 2

It is January 1915; the Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily. A strange incident t

EP 3

Episode 3

Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, a

EP 4

Episode 4

Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if

EP 5

Episode 5

Joe's brief leave is over. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock but Grace knows that something is wrong. Bert's

EP 6

Episode 6

The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The debate over how best to honour their dead div

EP 1

Episode 1

Bert is accused of cheating in the annual village race. It's the word of a farmer's boy against that of a peer of the re

EP 2

Episode 2

Hankin opens a dance hall, and the villagers take their partners by the hands. Bert's childhood crush on Martha Allingha

EP 3

Episode 3

Grace is inspired by Bill Gibby to take an interest in life beyond the confines of the village. John is finally making a

EP 4

Episode 4

The villagers protest when their traditional paths are blocked by the Big House.

EP 5

Episode 5

Bert and Eyre are arrested and George Allingham's principles will decide their fate.

EP 6

Episode 6

Bert and Grace are anxious about what John might say if he recovers his power of speech.

Popular Cast

David Ryall

David Ryall

Old Bert Middleton

Tom Varey

Tom Varey

Bert Middleton

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Grace Middleton

John Simm

John Simm

John Middleton

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Martha Allingham

Emily Beecham

Emily Beecham

Caro Allingham

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

Edmund Allingham

Augustus Prew

Augustus Prew

George Allingham

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Clem Allingham

Annabelle Apsion

Annabelle Apsion

Margaret Boden

Anthony Flanagan

Anthony Flanagan

Arnold Hankin

Ainsley Howard

Ainsley Howard

Norma Hankin