The Village 

Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.

Creator:

Peter Moffat

Stars:

David Ryall, Maxine Peake, John Simm

6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Ryall	...	Old Bert Middleton 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Maxine Peake	...	Grace Middleton 12 episodes, 2013-2014
John Simm	...	John Middleton 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Charlie Murphy	...	Martha Allingham / ... 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Emily Beecham	...	Caro Allingham 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Rupert Evans	...	Edmund Allingham 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Augustus Prew	...	George Allingham 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Juliet Stevenson	...	Clem Allingham 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Annabelle Apsion	...	Margaret Boden / ... 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Anthony Flanagan	...	Arnold Hankin 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Ainsley Howard	...	Norma Hankin / ... 12 episodes, 2013-2014
Jim Cartwright	...	Peter the Landlord 11 episodes, 2013-2014
Joe Armstrong	...	Bairstow 11 episodes, 2013-2014
Scott Handy	...	Robin Lane 11 episodes, 2013-2014
Chloe Harris	...	Agnes / ... 10 episodes, 2013-2014
Matt Stokoe	...	Gerard Eyre 10 episodes, 2013-2014
Amelia Young	...	Polly 7 episodes, 2013-2014
Joe Duttine	...	Rutter 6 episodes, 2013
Bill Jones	...	Young Bert Middleton 6 episodes, 2013-2014
Phoebe Dynevor	...	Phoebe Rundle 6 episodes, 2014
Andrew Gower	...	Gilbert Hankin 6 episodes, 2014
Derek Riddell	...	Bill Gibby 6 episodes, 2014
Nico Mirallegro	...	Joe Middleton 5 episodes, 2013-2014
Ben Batt	...	Alf Rutter 5 episodes, 2014
Chloe Rowley	...	Mary Middleton 5 episodes, 2014
Tom Varey	...	Bert Middleton 5 episodes, 2014

Storyline

Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives.

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Plot Keywords:

shell shock | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Landsbyen

Filming Locations:

Hayfield, Derbyshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in chapel en le frith Derbyshire

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Connections

Referenced in The Graham Norton Show: Seth Rogen/Paul Rudd/Martin Freeman/Maxine Peake/Birdy (2016)

User Reviews

Brilliant

This is undeniably excellent, even I cried at the end because it was so poignant although I won't give the plot away. What makes this so good is that unlike a lot of normal period dramas that depict the mainly upper classes classes of this period, this looks at almost every aspect of life in the village during this period despite primarily focusing on one particular family.

I had the pleasure of visiting Derbyshire during the summer and was moved at how well it was depicted in this. The entire drama itself actually moved me to the point that it was something that I immediately wanted to see again. It shows that unlike the gloss of Downton Abbey, despite the fact that I do like that, life was actually very brutal for a large majority of people at the time. What makes this equally so moving is the fact that it left me with a certain numbness at the end and moved me to tears as though it reminded me of how precious life is and the beauty of England in equal measure.