Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1979)

Overview

In early 20th-century England, young orphan Christina Parsons is sent to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue and, like his father, loves to hunt. The younger, William, lives to fly aeroplanes. Christina finds herself struggling with the ideas of classism as she falls in love with country life, the hunt, and one of her cousins. But after an impulsive marriage, when her husband is called away by the First W…

Cast

Christine McKenna as Christina Parsons
Christine McKenna

as Christina Parsons

Episodes

Christina poster

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February 2, 1979

Orphaned Christina Parsons is sent to live at male-dominated Flambards, where she finds herself thrust into maturity an…

The Blooding poster

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February 9, 1979

Christina arrives at Flambards and learns the art of living in an all-male household. She's plunged into a new life but…

Entry to a New World poster

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February 16, 1979

Seeking escape from the Old World, Christina finds a welcome in a New World of oil, aeroplanes and engineers. But the O…

Lady Bountiful poster

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February 23, 1979

The nation is apparently united, celebrating the Jubilee, but Christina discovers there is more than one nation, and th…

Point to Point poster

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March 2, 1979

The Point-to-Point and the Hunt Ball are key events in the country calendar. William ensures that this year they will b…

The Cold Light of Day poster

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March 9, 1979

Christina and William find themselves in Battersea on the edge of a new and exciting world. But how do they explain to …

Edge of the Cloud poster

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March 16, 1979

William learns how to walk and to run again. Mark learns about responsibility and Christina learns to fly the English C…

Flying High poster

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March 23, 1979

Sandy loops the loop and becomes a hero of the flying circuses. William is skeptical and Christina fears the worst.

Sing No Sad Songs poster

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March 30, 1979

Christina and William marry, in the shadow of the First World War. William fights for his country in France and Christi…

New Blood poster

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April 6, 1979

Restoring Flambards to its former glory is easier said than done, especially when the main opposition comes from within.

Prisoners of War poster

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April 13, 1979

Christina discovers that in wartime, everybody is a prisoner. But she proves, at last, that Germans do not eat babies.

What Are Servants For? poster

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April 20, 1979

Dick returns to Flambards and proves that servants make good masters. The harvest is a triumph, but there's an unexpect…

Inheritance poster

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April 27, 1979

The survivors gather at Flambards to taste the wine and make the decision: who shall inherit the earth.