Underplayed Gems

In a Land of Plenty (2001)

In a Land of Plenty poster
Directed by
Hettie MacDonald
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This series follows the Freeman family across several decades from the 1950s to the 1990s in England. It shows their personal joys, losses, and conflicts as they mirror the country's changes after World War Two.

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What happens

In a Land of Plenty is a 10-episode British television drama serial first broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2001. Adapted for television by Kevin Hood and Neil Biswas from the novel by Tim Pears, the story describes a sprawling family saga taking place from the 1950s to the 1990s in England. Through the lives, deaths, tragedies and loves of the Freeman family, the series charts how Britain was shaped after World War II. The show was co-financed between WGBH-TV and the BBC and was produced by British producer Michael Riley and John Chapman. Executive producers were Peter Fincham and Tessa Ross. The series was produced by Sterling Pictures and Talkback for BBC Two in the United Kingdom. The soundtrack was written by composer and musician Jocelyn Pook. In a Land of Plenty was broadcast from 10 January 2001 on BBC in the UK, and was subsequently broadcast in the US on BBC America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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