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The Village

2013 · 2 seasons · 1h per episode · Drama

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.

Where to watch The Village

The Village is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, BritBox, The Roku Channel, Cineverse, DistroTV and Tubi TV.

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Seasons

• Series 1 — 6 episodes (March 31, 2013)
• Series 2 — 6 episodes (August 10, 2014)

Cast

• David Ryall as Old Bert Middleton
• Tom Varey as Bert Middleton
• Maxine Peake as Grace Middleton
• John Simm as John Middleton
• Charlie Murphy as Martha Allingham
• Emily Beecham as Caro Allingham
• Rupert Evans as Edmund Allingham
• Augustus Prew as George Allingham
• Juliet Stevenson as Clem Allingham
• Annabelle Apsion as Margaret Boden
• Anthony Flanagan as Arnold Hankin
• Ainsley Howard as Norma Hankin

Details

Created by

Peter Moffat

First aired

March 31, 2013

Episodes

12

Genres

Drama

Network

BBC One

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.3 / 10 from 21 votes