David Ryall
Old Bert Middleton
Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes2013
The Village
Series 1
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Episodes
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Episode 161 min2013-03-31
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 the summer of 1914, when he was 12 years old.
Episode 261 min2013-04-07
Episode 2
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 361 min2013-04-14
Episode 3
Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly.
Episode 461 min2013-04-21
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 he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.
Episode 561 min2013-04-28
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 actions have disastrous consequences for the family.
Episode 661 min2013-05-05
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 divides the community.