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The Fugitive In Civil War (Original title)
Date: 19 January 1993 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ian Fell

Synopsis: The second programme in a five-part series. The first of three dramas on the Civil War, which opens in the aftermath of the Battle of Marston Moor (1644). The story involves a family who support the Parliamentary cause. Their farm, Westmoor Hall, supplies provisions and billeting for Parliamentary forces. A young Royalist soldier who has been injured in battle, takes refuge in a barn on the property and, despite their misgivings, is allowed by the women of the family to remain there, disguised as a visiting cousin. His long Cavalier locks are cut and he is allowed to write a letter that will be carried to his father.

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Date: 19 January 1993Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 11:39-11:59Slot duration: 20 mins - Colour - Sound

Credits (5)
Production Company: Yorkshire Television, Producer: Ian Fell, Script: Freda Kelsall, Script Adviser: Robert Unwin
Cast (6)
Pip Miller, Lena Headey (Grace Palmer), Alun Lewis, Kate Riding (Dorcas Palmer), Justin Chadwick (Ralph Warren), Alun Lewis (Captain Fielden)