''The Spoils of War'' is a British television serial of 1980–1981, made by
Granada Television
ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire but only on weekdays as ABC Weekend Television was it ...
, dealing with the return from the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
of the younger members of two families in the north of England. The middle-class Warringtons own a coal mine, soon to be nationalized by the first majority
Labour
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
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government, while the Haywards are from the working class and are Labour supporters.
Cast
*Alan Hunter as Blake Hayward
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William Lucas as George Hayward
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James Bate as Mark Warrington
*Ian Hastings as Keir Hayward
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Jane How
Carolyn Jane Onslow How (born 21 December 1950) is an English actress with a range of television, film, and stage credits. She is best known for her role as Jan Hammond, the mistress of Den Watts in '' EastEnders''. She appeared in the progra ...
as Rosalynde Warrington
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David Langton
David Muir Langton (born Basil Muir Langton-Dodds; 16 April 1912 – 25 April 1994) was a British actor who is best remembered for playing Richard Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''.
Early years
David Langton was born Basi ...
as John Warrington
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Colette O'Neil
Mary Irene Colette Ellis ( McCrossan, 18 November 1935 – 11 July 2021), better known by the stage name Colette O'Neil, was a Scottish actress, noted for her various roles on British television.
Life and career
O'Neil was a semi-regular cast ...
as Beth Warrington
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Malcolm Tierney
Malcolm Tierney (25 February 1938 – 18 February 2013) was an English actor who appeared in many film and television roles.
Early life
Tierney's father, Ernest, was a boilermaker and trained draughtsman, from Warrington, who worked at Blackpoo ...
as Richard Warrington
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Avis Bunnage
Avis Bunnage (22 April 1923, Ardwick, Manchester – 4 October 1990, Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea) was an English actress of film, stage and television.
She attended Manley Park Municipal School and Chorlton Central School in Manchester. She ...
as Helen Hayward
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Anita Carey
Anita Carey (born 16 April 1948) is an English actress, best known for playing Joyce Smedley in '' Coronation Street'' and later for playing Vivien March in '' Doctors''. Carey has appeared in British television programmes since the 1970s.
Car ...
as Martha Blaze
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Malcolm Hebden
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as Jack Blaze
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Nat Jackley
Nat Jackley (born Nathaniel Tristram Jackley Hirsch; 16 July 1909 – 17 September 1988) was an English comic actor who starred in revue, variety, film and pantomime from the 1920s to the mid-1980s. His trademark rubber-neck dance, skeletal fr ...
as Harry Hayward
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Catherine Schell
Catherine Schell (born Katherina ''Freiin'' Schell von Bauschlott, 17 July 1944) is a Hungarian-born actress who came to prominence in British film and television productions from the 1960s. Her notable roles include the Bond girl Nancy in '' ...
as Paula Brandt
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Madelaine Newton
Madelaine Newton is a British actress best known for her portrayal of Dolly in 1970s BBC television drama ''When the Boat Comes In''. Since 1984 she has been married to actor Kevin Whately, known for his role as Robert "Robbie" Lewis in both ''In ...
as Jean Hayward
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Leslie Schofield
Leslie Schofield (born 12 December 1938) is an English actor who is most famous in the UK for his role as Jeff Healy in the soap opera ''EastEnders'', whom he played from 1997 to 2000. His character was famous for unsuccessfully proposing to P ...
as Owen Hayward
*Gary Carp as Lovett Hayward
*Emily Moore as Peg Warrington
*John Francis Foley as Colin Hayward
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William Boyde
William Boyde (born March 1953) is a British actor, best known for his work on the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' (1986–1989, 1992, 2017). He was educated at Cheltenham College where he appeared as an extra in the film If...which was filme ...
as Bill Waters
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Wolf Kahler
Wolf Kahler (born 3 April 1940) is a German stage, film, television, and voice actor.
Since 1975, he appeared in many English language US and UK television and film productions. One of his early roles was Kaiser Wilhelm II in Michael York's ...
as Brandt
*David Kerr as Emil Brandt
*Katja Kersten as Herta Brandt
*James Tomlinson as Willie Morris
*Harry Markham as Moxon
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Allan Surtees
Allan Joseph Surtees (31 December 1924 – 1 November 2000) was an English actor who appeared in many television productions and films over a 30-year period.
Television appearances
His television appearances included roles on '' Coronation ...
as Tom Poster
External links
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1980 British television series debuts
1981 British television series endings
1980s British drama television series
ITV television dramas
Television series set in the 1940s
Television shows produced by Granada Television
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