Covington Cross 

A drama series set in 14th century England about the Grey family, Sir Thomas Grey and his children, dealing with issues of the day.

Creator:

Gil Grant

Stars:

Nigel Terry, Cherie Lunghi, James Faulkner

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Nigel Terry	...	Sir Thomas Grey (13 episodes, 1992)
Cherie Lunghi	...	Lady Elizabeth (13 episodes, 1992)
James Faulkner	...	John Mullens (13 episodes, 1992)
Jonathan Firth	...	Richard Grey (13 episodes, 1992)
Glenn Quinn	...	Cedric Grey (13 episodes, 1992)
Ione Skye	...	Eleanor Grey (13 episodes, 1992)
Tim Killick	...	Armus Grey (12 episodes, 1992)
Paul Brooke	...	Friar (9 episodes, 1992)

Storyline

A drama series set in 14th century England about the Grey family, Sir Thomas Grey and his children, dealing with issues of the day.

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Plot Keywords:

1300s | baron | tomboy | knight | castle | 

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Genres:

Adventure | History

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 August 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Charring Cross

Filming Locations:

Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gil Grant Productions, Reeves Entertainment Group, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to executive producer Gil Grant, the series was intended to be set about 1350 during the middle of Edward the Third's reign. Since the series wasn't intended to be completely accurate and the production designer was concerned with criticism over anachronisms creeping into the set design, the producers opted to use a generic medieval time period instead.

User Reviews

Profoundly Silly

I watched this show with great anticipation, and was disappointed every week. I certainly expected better from such a good cast and premise. The dialog was cheesy, and the situations and stories were nothing like a medieval family would have ever found themselves in. I always got the impression that someone had just written a regular modern nighttime soap opera a la Dynasty and just dressed it up in 12th-century clothes. It was like one of those bad historical romance novels, where the author hasn't done any research, come to life. The production values were good, with beautiful costumes and sets. They must have had a pretty big budget.