3. The War (1997)
WWII has broken out and Nick Jenkins is in the army, leaving behind his wife Isobel, who is expecting their first child. Meanwhile, Kenneth Widmerpool makes the most of his connections and soon rises through the ranks to enjoy power and prestige. This episode also sees the arrival of Pamela Flitton, a dangerously beautiful woman who can cast a spell on all the men she meets - even the normally cool-headed Widmerpool.
Release date: 1997-10-23
Season number: 1
Episode number: 3
Runtime: 60 minutes
Cast
Simon Russell Beale
as Widmerpool
James Purefoy
as Nicholas Jenkins
James Fleet
as Moreland
Jonathan Cake
as Peter Templer
Paul Rhys
as Charles Stringham
Claire Skinner
as Jean
Miranda Richardson
as Pamela Flitton
Adrian Scarborough
as JG Quiggin
Edward Fox
as Uncle Giles
John Standing
as Nicholas Jenkins (older)
Annabel Mullion
as Mona
Oliver Ford Davies
as Le Bas
Robin Bailey
as Uncle Alfred
Nicholas Jones
as Bob Duport
Nigel Lindsay
as Odo Stevens
Nicholas Rowe
as David Pennistone
Michael Williams
as Ted Jeavons
Sarah Badel
as Lady Molly
Zoë Wanamaker
as Audrey Maclintick
Harriet Walter
as Mildred
Caroline Harker
as Priscilla
Eileen Atkins
as Brightman
James Callis
as Gwinnett
Paul Brooke
as Maclintick
James D'Arcy
as Nicholas Jenkins (student)
Alan Bennett
as Sillery
Joanna David
as Isobel (older)
Emma Fielding
as Isobel
John Gielgud
as St. John Clarke
Frank Middlemass
as Edgar Deacon
Chris Lang
as Chips Lovell
Richard Pasco
as Sir Magnus Donners
Patrick Godfrey
as General Conyers
Tony Osoba
as Colonel Flores
Nicola Walker
as Gypsy Jones
Emily Mortimer
as Polly Duport
Robert Pugh
as Biggs
Lucy Fleming
as Jean (older)
Julian Wadham
as General Liddament
Jamie Glover
as Robert Tolland
Andrew Havill
as Sunny Farebrother
Colin Baker
as Canon Fenneau
Mark Dexter
as Tompsitt
Richard Leaf
as Barnabas Henderson
Carmen du Sautoy
as Miss Weedon
Amanda Walker
as Mrs. Conyers
Anastasia Hille
as Matilda
James Villiers
as Buster Foxe
Geraldine Alexander
as Susan
Sarah Crowden
as Miss Orchard
Barbara Durkin
as Betty
David Yelland
as Mr Jenkins
David MacCreedy
as Bracey
Bryan Pringle
as Smith
Tim Wylton
as Albert
Jeremy Child
as Roddy Cutts
Matthew Sim
as Scorpio Murtlock
Luke de Lacey
as Stringham (student)
Rupert Wickham
as Jimmy Stripling
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Gillian Barge - Mrs Erdleigh, Grant Thatcher - Mark Members, Kate Cavanagh - Billson, Danny Worters - Nicholas Jenkins (boy), Osmund Bullock - Erridge, Nicola King - Mrs Jenkins, Michael Wade - Dr Brandreth, Rohan McCullough - Flavia Wisebite, Kevin Colson - Louis Glober, Bobby Webster - Templer (student), Amy Simcock - Jean (student)