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The Village Premiered on BBC One on March 31, 2013

About the Show:
The Village is a drama series which follows the life and turbulent times of an English village over the past century, as seen through the eyes of one resident as he lives from childhood to old age.

Cast:

Actor’s name	Character’s name
John Simm	John Middleton
Maxine Peake	Grace Middleton
Nico Mirallegro	Joe Middleton
Bill Jones	Bert Middleton
Juliet Stevenson	Lady Clem
Rupert Evans	Edmund Allingham
Augustus Prew	George Allingham
Emily Beecham	Caro Allingham
Charlie Murphy	Martha Lane
Jim Cartwright	Peter Baslow

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Episode 1: (Mar/31/2013)
The series follows the years between 1914 and 1920. Twelve-year-old Bert Middleton spends his days working on the family farm, school and enjoying secret swimming lessons from his brother Joe. The Middleton family though are living in poverty and dad John, has turned to drink. His mum Grace, has made many sacrifices in her efforts to hold the family together and put food on the table.

Episode 2: (Apr/07/2013)
The Middleton farm has now fallen on different times, so after Grace gives birth to daughter Mary, feeding another mouth proves tougher than ever. John's heavy drinking makes matters worse leading to a stunning revelation about his past mistakes. The Allingham family are also in crisis after Caro's mental health takes a turn for the worse.

Episode 3: (Apr/14/2013)
Grace is concerned that there is no news from her oldest son Joe from the front line. She is over the moon though after returns to the village on leave. George Allingham informs Martha that his sister Caro is pregnant. Hankin opens the boot factory using cheap labour using Grace and the other woman in the village. There are celebrations as Norma and Arnold get married.

Episode 4: (Apr/21/2013)
John and Grace are findng it hard to cope after baby Mary becomes dangerously ill with scarlet fever. John steals some animal medicine from the Big House estate farm in a desperate effort to try and save her life. Things heat up between Agnes and Bairstow. It's an important date for the village as the annual wheelbarrow race takes place.

Episode 5: (Apr/28/2013)
Joe’s short leave from the Front comes to an end. Even though he has tried to conceal his shell-shock from the family, Grace knows that something is not right with him. Bert finds out that he is unwittingly responsible for his brother’s state of mind and takes action, with disastrous consequences for the rest of the family.

Episode 6: (May/05/2013)
In 1920, the war is over and the village has to come to terms with what it has lost. Eyre is released from prison. The villagers come to terms with soldiers returning expecting their old jobs back and women signing up to the union. Some body's won't be making it home whilst others won't be honoured at all.

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Episode 1: (Aug/10/2014)
It is 1923 and The Allinghams have had a good war and are now living in a grander house, where Edmund is holding a weekend party for the entertainment of his political sponsor, Lord Kilmartin. Bert Middleton as wagered Kilmartin £5 that he’ll win as he attempts to save up to leave the Village for a job in Sheffield. John Middleton is now a dairy farmer and has been renting young Alf Rutter’s barn to house his 20 head of cattle and milking machine.

Episode 2: (Aug/17/2014)
Phoebe and Bert begin a tentative relationship. Bill encourages Grace to take part in the bike ride across the Peaks, but tries to justify why she's spending so much time with Bill. John notices that she's distracted, but believes it's because she's in fact attracted to Alf. Marie Stope's caravan arrives in town. Gilbert takes charge at the factory and moves Agnes to another part of the floor, with disastrous results. Hankin's dancehall opens. Robin believes he has a way to help Martha escape.

Episode 3: (Aug/24/2014)
Polling day is just around the corner and the rift between Grace and John deepens as she becomes increasingly impressed by Bill Gibby's left-wing ideas. John makes the dairy farm a success after he installs a mobile-milking machine and takes over the village's provision of milk after Rutter's herd get TB.

Episode 4: (Aug/31/2014)
Edmund and Harriet are getting ready for their wedding, and despite Norma's opposition, Gilbert and Agnes get married in the chapel. Bert and Phoebe are caught on the Allinghams' estate. Grace defies John despite his best efforts to make things right between them.

Episode 5: (Sep/07/2014)
The future of the Middleton farm is up in the air with John in a coma having suffering a blow to his head at the Mass Trespass. Grace feels conflicting emotions as she needs John to live, but she is scared that he will recover and remember what he saw. Eyre’s impending trial makes Martha realise just how much she is in love with him.

Episode 6: (Sep/14/2014)
John still can't speak, whilst Bert is hurt and confused about the rumours surrounding his mother and Bill Gibby. Clem decides to settle the rumours once and for all. Bill returns to the village as the new councillor, suggesting that Sheffield needs a new reservoir. Clem's victory over Martha is short-lived as Caro decides she wants her son back. Norma struggles with the gossip surrounding her pregnancy. Grace declares to the village she wants to protect it from the impending building plans.

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