百年鄉情

人性與温情的滌盪，戰火浮生直戳淚點，止戰之殤温情虐心。唐頓式一戰迷你劇，更冷豔更殘酷女主更美。silk編劇和女主再次聯手，果然又被虐到吐血。

故事開始於1914年一戰前夕，年輕的伯特·米德爾頓在德比郡一個極端貧困家庭農場中長大。他的父母約翰和格雷斯為了供養波特和他最崇拜的哥哥喬一直在和生活鬥爭着。約翰自豪和不屈的同時一直為他過去所困擾着。格雷斯用她的整個生命保護着兒子避免來自父親絕望的暴力。她的犧牲能一直持續下去嗎？約翰還能變回來嗎？

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We first meet Bert Middleton as a twelve-year-old boy. Britain has just declared war on Germany and the young men of the Village, including Bert’s older brother Joe, have gone off to fight.

The Middleton Farm falls on hard times, and the family suffers even more tragedy when Joe returns home on leave. The Big House, where matriarch Clem, her husband and their three children, local MP Edmund, army officer George and 'loose cannon' Caro reside, is not immune to the effects of the war and they too suffer a great loss within their family when Mr. Allingham commits suicide.

The War ends and a memorial is erected to unite the Village in their huge loss. Joe's mother Grace fears her son, who has been executed for desertion after suffering from shell shock, will not be named on the monument, but as the villagers gather, the Middletons see that Joe has been honoured with the other fallen soldiers.

By series 2 it is the early 1920s. Dance halls and jazz music are having their influence on the lives of the Village. As an election year divides and inspires, we will find the power of the woman’s vote has been sorely undervalued - until now!

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The Middleton Farm is on the up. Experimenting with new farming methods has helped John to slowly transform the fortunes of the farm. The political climate of the Village inspires Grace to find her voice, and she plans on using it.

The Allinghams are in a grander Big House. Edmund’s political career is on the rise as he sets his sights for the top, and as ever is bolstered by his mother’s own ruthless ambition. When scandal threatens to jeopardise this, his political advisor Bairstow is always on hand to quash it.

The scars of the War are still plainly visible, but this is a time of growth and rebuilding. Women’s freedom, a sexual awakening and modern influences bring about an era of change for Britain… but will this be for the good of the Village?