By The Sword Divided (BBC1 1983-1985, Sharon Maugham, Timothy Bentinck)

Period drama series. In May 1640, during the English Civil War, a family finds itself on opposing sides.

UK / BBC1 / 20×50 minutes / 1983/85 / Season 1:16 Oct – 18 Dec 1983 Season 2: 6 Jan – 10 Mar 1985

Creator: John Hawkesworth
Producers: Johnathon Alwyn, Brian Spiby

cast
Sharon Maughan as Anne Lacey Fletcher
Andrew MacLachlan as Nathaniel Cropper
Lucy Aston as Lady Lucinda Ferrar
Tim Bentinck as Tom Lacey
Rob Edwards as John Fletcher
Eileen Way as Minty
Rosalie Crutchley as Goodwife Margaret
Janet Lees-Price as Emma Bowen
Johanna Myers as Hannah Jackman
Claire Davenport as Mrs. Dumfry
Edward Peel as Walter Jackman
Simon Butteriss as Hugh Brandon
Peter Guinness as Dick Skinner
Debbie Goodman as Rachel
Judy Buxton as Susan Protheroe
Bert Parnaby as Sir Austin Fletcher
Simon Dutton as Will Saltmarsh
Julian Glover as Sir Martin Lacey

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