A FAMILY AT WAR - SERIES ONE - 1970

"A Family at War" aired weekly on Britain's Granada Television from
1970 to 1972, reaching an estimated audience of 25 million viewers.
This enthralling series was created and edited by John Finch (who also
wrote the majority of the scripts). Producers were Richard Doubleday and Michael Cox. The 52 one-hour episodes of "A Family at War" centred upon the lives of the Ashton family of Liverpool from 1938 through the end of the Second World War. Splendidly written and acted, "A Family at War" stands today as one of the finest dramatic achievements in the
history of television. The complete set is now available on DVD.

Cast

Colin Douglas as Edwin Ashton
Shelagh Fraser as Jean Ashton
Colin Campbell as David Ashton
Barbara Flynn as Freda Ashton
Keith Drinkel as Philip Ashton
David Dixon as Robert Ashton
Lesley Nunnerley as Margaret Porter
Coral Atkins as Sheila Ashton
John McKelvey as Sefton Briggs
T.R. Bowen as Tony Briggs
Ian Thompson as John Porter
Diana Davies as Doris Jackson
John Nettles as Ian Mackenzie
Mark Jones as Michael Armstrong
Margery Mason as Celia Porter
Patrick Troughton as Harry Porter
Brett Usher as Ken Beaumont