Where to watch Fortunes of War Season 1
Fortunes of War season 1 is streaming in Australia on Prime Video (subscription). Season 1 was released on 11 October 1987.
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Fortunes of War Season 1 episodes
S01 E01
The Balkans: September 1939
54 mins · Sun, 11 Oct 1987
War breaks out as newly-married Guy and Harriet Pringle set out on a journey across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans, to Romania, where an uneasy neutrality reigns.
S01 E02
Romania: January 1940
53 mins · Sun, 18 Oct 1987
The Romanian prime minister has been assassinated by the fascist Iron Guard, and Bucharest is rife with rumour and counter-rumour; Harriet is beginning to wonder when Guy will find time for her amongst his intellectual friends.
S01 E03
Romania: June 1940
53 mins · Sun, 25 Oct 1987
To Harriet's intense annoyance, Prince Yakimov has taken up permanent residence in the Pringle flat while they secretly shelter Sasha Drucker who is in hiding from the Iron Guard; France has fallen and Romania is forging an alliance with the Germans.
S01 E04
Greece: October 1940
54 mins · Sun, 1 Nov 1987
Unwittingly betrayed by Prince Yakimov, Guy's name has appeared on a Gestapo `death list'; the Pringle flat is ransacked and Bucharest is overrun by Germans; Harriet, alone, waits anxiously for Guy to join her in Athens.
S01 E05
April 1941
1 h 0 mins · Sun, 8 Nov 1987
After their unceremonious arrival in Cairo, Guy and Harriet are forced to stay in an old brothel. Guy struggles to find work when it emerges that an old adversary is in charge of the English School. The Germans close in and Simon experiences the harsh realities of war.
S01 E06
Egypt: September 1942
53 mins · Sun, 15 Nov 1987
After fighting his first battle in the Western desert, Simon Boulderstone sets out in search of his brother, only to learn that he was killed in action; guy returns from Alexandria to take charge of the Institute in Cairo.
S01 E07
The Middle East: January 1943
53 mins · Sun, 22 Nov 1987
Neglected by Guy and weakened by illness, Harriet decides to return to England; unbeknownst to Guy, on a last-minute impulse she sets off for Damascus instead; news reaches Guy that the ship Harriet was to have sailed on has been torpedoed.