Stars: Nigel Havers, Glyn Houston, Madge Ryan, Fiona Gaunt, Prunella Ransome

Summary: When Paul Craddock is invalided out of the army during the Boer War, he accepts the job as Squire of the Estate of Shallowford. Based upon the novel by R F Delderfield.

The first episodes of the TV adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's famous novel. During the Boer War, Paul Craddock is released from the army an invalid and accepts an invitation to become Squire of Shallowford, a rundown country estate in Devon. It's 1902 and Craddock (Nigel Havers) is getting to grips with his new job and renovating the estate, and once he's won the trust of the suspicious locals he finds a wife and has a family. Everything's looking rosey so far for Craddock in Shallowford...
Contains the first five episodes: The very first episode "Valley For Sale"; "The Party" where Craddock throws a supper party for the locals to celebrate the King's coronation; "An Outbreak of Romance" sees Paul marrying Grace and a pair of locals plan to marry too; "A Birth and a Death" sees pregnant Grace coming into labour; while in "The Storm" the Potter family suffer a tragedy.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Behind The Scenes Picture Gallery, Author Biography And Bibliography, Scene Index, Cast Filmographies
Year:	1978
Release Date:	July 12, 2004
Runtime:	250 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A V 9280
Keywords:	Two, General, Horseman, Riding, Tv, Drama, Delderfield, Period, Discs, Vol
Genre:	Drama