A Horseman Riding By

A Horseman Riding By

Limited Series 1978 · 13 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama, War & Politics

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A Horseman Riding By is a 13-part BBC television serial produced by Ken Riddington, and adapted by Arden Winch, Alexander Baron, and John Wiles from R.F. Delderfield's 1966-68 historical novel series of the same name. Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrapyard business. He soon becomes a much-respected 'Squire' determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.

Created by Ken Riddington

Network: BBC One

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Cast

Nigel Havers Paul Craddock
Glyn Houston John Rudd
Prunella Ransome Claire Derwent
Wendy Holloway Violet Potter
Valerie Holloway Cissie Potter
Gillian McCutcheon Dr Maureen O'Keefe
David Delve Will Codsall
Sarah Porter Elinor Willoughby
Martin Fisk Smut Potter
Philip Martin Brown Sam Potter
Julie May Ada Handcock
Frank Moorey James Grenfell MP

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