The Village

The story

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.

Cast

D David RyallOld Bert Middleton M Maxine PeakeGrace Middleton J John SimmJohn Middleton C Charlie MurphyMartha Lane · Martha Allingham E Emily BeechamCaro Allingham R Rupert EvansEdmund Allingham A Augustus PrewGeorge Allingham J Juliet StevensonClem Allingham A Annabelle ApsionMargaret Boden A Anthony FlanaganArnold Hankin J Joe ArmstrongBairstow S Scott HandyRobin Lane

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J Jim CartwrightPeter the Landlord M Matt StokoeGerald Eyre C Chloe HarrisAgnes Hankin A Ainsley HowardNorma Greaves · Norma Hankin A Amelia YoungPolly T Tom VareyBert Middleton B Bill JonesYoung Bert Middleton P Phoebe DynevorPhoebe Rundle D Derek RiddellBill Gibby A Andrew GowerGilbert Hankin J Joe DuttineRutter B Ben BattAlf Rutter C Chloe RowleyMary Middleton N Nico MirallegroJoe Middleton L Lucy BrownHarriet Kilmartin J John ElkingtonPhilip Rundle P Peter QuinnHenry Bowden S Stephen WaltersCrispin Ingham M Matt O'DonnellAlf Rutter W William GrindeyGilbert L Laurence MeatcherTommy J Jonny PhillipsWylie K Katherine Dow BlytonMrs H K Kit JacksonLord Allingham A Alex RobertsonRobert Read P Paul WarrinerDr Ramsey K Kai ArnthalBill J Julian SandsLord Kilmartin J Juliet AubreyJoy Dangerfield J John Paul HurleyPC Len Burgess M Margaret JackmanPeggy T Tom BerishRecruitment Officer E Ellie GraingerMary Middleton L Luke WilliamsPaul L Laurence SaundersMartin Parfitt F Fred PearsonChairman of Tribunal S Sam HazeldineChalcraft A Alfie StewartBert Middleton N Nick PrestonAlf Rutter D Daniel EzraGhana Jones J James FosterLenny Carr R Richard BanksGroundsman M Marc FinnAndrew the Gamekeeper S Steve LeightonMayor D Dean SmithPC Derbyshire N Nicholas FarrellCrispin Rose C Charlie ConcannonJoe Allingham-Middleton J Jennifer HennessyCharity Winkworth