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Country Matters

1972-08-20 · 60 min / episode · ★ 4.6

Drama

An anthology series adapted from plays and short stories by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates, depicting English country life and rural romance at the turn of the 20th-century. It presents unsentimental stories of human relationships and raw emotions – heartfelt passions, crippling frustrations, unspoken love and destructive jealousy.

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Creators
H. E. Bates, A. E. Coppard
Production companies
Granada Television
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Ended

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