Carrie's War (1974– )

Stars:

Juliet Waley, Andrew Tinney, Tim Coward

Cast

Series cast summary:
Juliet Waley	...	Carrie Willow (5 episodes, 1974)
Andrew Tinney	...	Nick Willow (5 episodes, 1974)
Tim Coward	...	Albert Sandwich (5 episodes, 1974)
Aubrey Richards	...	Samuel Evans (5 episodes, 1974)
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Hepzibah (4 episodes, 1974)
Matthew Guinness	...	Mr. Johnny (4 episodes, 1974)
Avril Elgar	...	Lou Evans (4 episodes, 1974)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

world war two | wales | based on novel | character name in title

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Genres:

Family

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 1974 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min 25 min (5 episodes)

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Carrie's War (2004)

User Reviews

Memorable and often haunting

I remember seeing this on television; from the date I must have been about 8. I read the book after seeing it on TV.

I recall the 'nasty ogre' character who made the children walk on the 'drugget' (a new word I learnt) - a sort of sheet down the middle of the stairs - to save wear on the stair carpet. I think I was a bit shocked that people weren't always nice to the evacuees who they were billeted with.

I can't recall the entire story now, but I remember something about Carrie dropping a blackened skull down a well. Carrie was the 'stronger' character and was protective towards her brother. There was also a simple character (who would now be described as having 'learning difficulties') called Mr Johnny.