Sword of Honour

Name: Sword of Honour
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Cast: Edward Woodward, Vivian Pickles, Trader Faulkner, Kenneth Fortescue, James Villiers

1967 · Michael Bakewell · 1 season

Sword of Honour is a three-part miniseries produced as part of the anthology Theatre 625, and broadcast on BBC2, based on Evelyn Waugh's 1952–61 novels of the same name. It stars Edward Woodward as 35-year-old Englishman Guy Crouchback, who returns home from Italy at the start of WWII, determined to fight the good fight. Horrified by Nazi barbarism and emotionally shattered by a painful divorce, Crouchback eagerly accepts a post with the elite Royal Corps of Halberdiers.

Edward WoodwardGuy Crouchback

Vivian PicklesVirginia

Trader FaulknerTommy Backhouse

Kenneth FortescueFrank de Souza

James VilliersIan Kilbannock Donald Layne-SmithMr Crouchback

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