1970 - 1972
7.0 (4 votes)
4 Seasons
Genres
War & Politics
Drama
Networks
ITV1
Created By
John Finch
A Family at War
Overview
The Ashton family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of the Second World War as their sons are sent away to fight. Those who remain at home in Liverpool live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram from the War Office or the Luftwaffe bombs overhead as they sleep at night.
Key Crew
Producer: Michael Cox
Top Cast
Seasons
Season 1 (1970)
No overview available.
13 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Facts of Life
1970-04-14Episode 2: To Die For Spain
1970-04-21Episode 3: Lines of Battle
1970-04-28Episode 4: The Summer Before the War
1970-05-05Episode 5: The Gate of the Year
1970-05-12Episode 6: The Breach in the Dyke
1970-05-19Episode 7: The War Office Regrets
1970-05-26Episode 8: For Strategic Reasons
1970-06-30Episode 9: The Night They Hit No. 8
1970-07-07Episode 10: One of Ours
1970-07-14Episode 11: Brothers in War
1970-07-21Episode 12: If It's Got Your Number On It
1970-07-28Episode 13: The End of the Beginning
1970-08-04Season 2 (1970)
No overview available.
19 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Other Side of the Hill
1970-11-11Episode 2: I Can Be Happy, Can't I?
1970-11-18Episode 3: A Lesson in War
1970-11-25Episode 4: Is Your Journey Really Necessary?
1970-12-02Episode 5: The Forty-Eight Hour Pass
1970-12-09Episode 6: Hope Against Hope
1970-12-16Episode 7: A Time to Be Born
1970-12-23Episode 8: A Hero's Welcome
1970-12-30Episode 9: We Could Be a Lot Worse Off
1971-01-06Episode 10: Lend Your Loving Arms
1971-01-13Episode 11: Hazard
1971-01-20Episode 12: Giving and Taking
1971-01-27Episode 13: Believed Killed
1971-02-03Episode 14: Into the Dark
1971-02-10Episode 15: The Straight and Narrow
1971-02-17Episode 16: Clash by Night
1971-02-24Episode 17: Salute the Happy Morn
1971-03-03Episode 18: I Wanted to Be with You
1971-03-10Episode 19: A Separate Peace
1971-03-17Season 3 (1971)
No overview available.
20 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Lucky Ones
1971-10-06Episode 2: For the Duration
1971-10-13Episode 3: Happy Returns
1971-10-20Episode 4: The Things You Never Told Me
1971-10-27Episode 5: You Can Choose Your Friends
1971-11-03Episode 6: Flesh and Blood
1971-11-10Episode 7: Spread a Little Happiness
1971-11-17Episode 8: Take It on Trust
1971-11-24Episode 9: This Year, Next Year...
1971-12-01Episode 10: The Fundamental Things Apply
1971-12-08Episode 11: Thicker Than Water
1971-12-15Episode 12: Breaking Point
1971-12-22Episode 13: The Lost Ones
1971-12-29Episode 14: The Sensible Thing
1972-01-05Episode 15: Under New Management
1972-01-12Episode 16: Coming Home
1972-01-19Episode 17: A Faint Refrain
1972-01-26Episode 18: Two Fathers
1972-02-02Episode 19: The Old Order Changeth...
1972-02-09Episode 20: ...Yielding Place to New
1972-02-16Season 4 (1972)
No overview available.
13 episodes
