The Village

The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton.

Drama

The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton.

Drama

Total 2 seasons, 12 episodes

The story of 20th Century England is played out through a family in a Derbyshire village.

Aired 12 years ago

6 Episodes

Episode 1160 min
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 the summer of 1914, when he was 12 years old.
Episode 2260 min
It is January 1915; the Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily. A strange incident then takes place at the manor house.
Episode 3360 min
Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly.
Episode 4460 min
Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.
Episode 5560 min
Joe's brief leave is over. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock but Grace knows that something is wrong. Bert's actions have disastrous consequences for the family.

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