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A Family At War is a British drama series that aired on ITV from 1970 to 1972. It was created by John Finch and made by Granada Television for ITV. The original producer was Richard Doubleday, and there were 13 directors during the series. The series examined the lives of the lower-middle-class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool and their experiences from 1938 and through the Second World War. Despite being set in Liverpool, only one of the regular characters spoke with a Liverpudlian accent.
Original Release
04/14/1970
US Release
10/08/1974
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colin Douglas | Edwin Ashton |
Barbara Flynn | Freda Ashton / Freda MacKenzie / Freda MacKenzie née Ashton |
Lesley Nunnerley | Margaret Porter / Margaret Ashton / Margaret Porter née Ashton |
Coral Atkins | Sheila Ashton |
John McKelvey | Sefton Briggs |
Colin Campbell | David Ashton |
Shelagh Fraser | Jean Ashton |
T.R. Bowen | Tony Briggs |
Ian Thompson | John Porter |
Keith Drinkel | Philip Ashton |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #4.1 | Wednesday, 02 February 1972 |
2 | Episode #4.2 | Friday, 11 February 1972 |
3 | Episode #4.3 | Friday, 03 March 1972 |
4 | Episode #4.4 | Friday, 10 March 1972 |
5 | Episode #4.5 | Tuesday, 21 March 1972 |
6 | Episode #4.6 | Wednesday, 05 April 1972 |
7 | Episode #4.7 | Thursday, 13 April 1972 |
8 | Episode #4.8 | Thursday, 04 May 1972 |
9 | Episode #4.9 | Friday, 12 May 1972 |
10 | Episode #4.10 | Tuesday, 23 May 1972 |
11 | Episode #4.11 | Saturday, 03 June 1972 |
12 | Episode #4.12 | Friday, 16 June 1972 |
13 | Episode #4.13 | Friday, 23 June 1972 |
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Directors
Gerry Mill, Baz Taylor, Michael Cox, Bob Hird, Les Chatfield, Tim Jones, June Howson, Richard Doubleday, Richard Martin, Oscar Whitbread, Quentin Lawrence, David Giles, James Ormerod
Writers
John Finch, Alexander Baron, David Weir, Roy Russell, Jack Ronder, Geoffrey Lancashire, Susan Pleat, Robert Furnival, Elaine Morgan, H.V. Kershaw, Jonathan Powell, Juan Angel, Philip Purser, John Foster, John Wiles, Leslie Sands, Stan Barstow, James Brabazon
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colin Douglas | Edwin Ashton |
Barbara Flynn | Freda Ashton / Freda MacKenzie / Freda MacKenzie née Ashton |
Lesley Nunnerley | Margaret Porter / Margaret Ashton / Margaret Porter née Ashton |
Coral Atkins | Sheila Ashton |
John McKelvey | Sefton Briggs |
Colin Campbell | David Ashton |
Shelagh Fraser | Jean Ashton |
T.R. Bowen | Tony Briggs |
Ian Thompson | John Porter |
Keith Drinkel | Philip Ashton |
Diana Davies | Doris / Doris Jackson |
John Nettles | Ian MacKenzie |
Mark Jones | Michael Armstrong |
Margery Mason | Mrs Porter / Celia Porter |
Patrick Troughton | Harry Porter |
Georgine Anderson | Helen Hughes |
Paul Brett | John George / John George Porter |
David Dixon | Robert Ashton |
David Bradley | Colin Woodcock |
John D. Collins | Peter Bryant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Richard Doubleday | Executive Producer |
John Finch | Producer |
Michael Cox | Producer |
Richard Doubleday | Producer |
Michael Dunlop | Producer |
James Brabazon | Producer |