Show Info

Status: Ended
First Aired: April 14, 1970
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 65
Networks: ITV1
Genres: War & Politics, Drama

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A Family at War(1970)

TMDB Rating: 7.0 (4 votes)

Overview

The Ashton family struggles to deal with the harsh realities of the Second World War as their sons are sent away to fight. Those who remain at home in Liverpool live in constant fear of a knock on the door with a telegram from the War Office or the Luftwaffe bombs overhead as they sleep at night.

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Season 1

13 episodes • 1970

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Facts of Life	Apr 14, 1970
2	To Die For Spain	Apr 21, 1970
3	Lines of Battle	Apr 28, 1970
4	The Summer Before the War	May 5, 1970
5	The Gate of the Year	May 12, 1970
6	The Breach in the Dyke	May 19, 1970
7	The War Office Regrets	May 26, 1970
8	For Strategic Reasons	Jun 30, 1970
9	The Night They Hit No. 8	Jul 7, 1970
10	One of Ours	Jul 14, 1970
11	Brothers in War	Jul 21, 1970
12	If It's Got Your Number On It	Jul 28, 1970
13	The End of the Beginning	Aug 4, 1970

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Season 2

19 episodes • 1970

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Other Side of the Hill	Nov 11, 1970
2	I Can Be Happy, Can't I?	Nov 18, 1970
3	A Lesson in War	Nov 25, 1970
4	Is Your Journey Really Necessary?	Dec 2, 1970
5	The Forty-Eight Hour Pass	Dec 9, 1970
6	Hope Against Hope	Dec 16, 1970
7	A Time to Be Born	Dec 23, 1970
8	A Hero's Welcome	Dec 30, 1970
9	We Could Be a Lot Worse Off	Jan 6, 1971
10	Lend Your Loving Arms	Jan 13, 1971
11	Hazard	Jan 20, 1971
12	Giving and Taking	Jan 27, 1971
13	Believed Killed	Feb 3, 1971
14	Into the Dark	Feb 10, 1971
15	The Straight and Narrow	Feb 17, 1971
16	Clash by Night	Feb 24, 1971
17	Salute the Happy Morn	Mar 3, 1971
18	I Wanted to Be with You	Mar 10, 1971
19	A Separate Peace	Mar 17, 1971

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Season 3

20 episodes • 1971

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Lucky Ones	Oct 6, 1971
2	For the Duration	Oct 13, 1971
3	Happy Returns	Oct 20, 1971
4	The Things You Never Told Me	Oct 27, 1971
5	You Can Choose Your Friends	Nov 3, 1971
6	Flesh and Blood	Nov 10, 1971
7	Spread a Little Happiness	Nov 17, 1971
8	Take It on Trust	Nov 24, 1971
9	This Year, Next Year...	Dec 1, 1971
10	The Fundamental Things Apply	Dec 8, 1971
11	Thicker Than Water	Dec 15, 1971
12	Breaking Point	Dec 22, 1971
13	The Lost Ones	Dec 29, 1971
14	The Sensible Thing	Jan 5, 1972
15	Under New Management	Jan 12, 1972
16	Coming Home	Jan 19, 1972
17	A Faint Refrain	Jan 26, 1972
18	Two Fathers	Feb 2, 1972
19	The Old Order Changeth...	Feb 9, 1972
20	...Yielding Place to New	Feb 16, 1972

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Season 4

13 episodes • 1972

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Episode 1	Feb 2, 1972
2	Episode 2	Feb 11, 1972
3	Episode 3	Mar 3, 1972
4	Episode 4	Mar 10, 1972
5	Episode 5	Mar 21, 1972
6	Episode 6	Apr 5, 1972
7	Episode 7	Apr 13, 1972
8	Episode 8	May 4, 1972
9	Episode 9	May 12, 1972
10	Episode 10	May 23, 1972
11	Episode 11	Jun 3, 1972
12	Episode 12	Jun 16, 1972
13	Episode 13	Jun 23, 1972

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