1. PREMIERED 1983

    By the Sword Divided

    BBC One, 1983–1985

1983

BY THE SWORD DIVIDED

PROGRAM INFO

  1. ABOUT
    British television series
  2. PREMIERED
    October 16, 198343 years ago
  3. FINALE
    March 10, 1985
  4. NETWORK
    BBC One
  5. COUNTRY
    United Kingdom
  6. LANGUAGE
    English
  7. SEASONS
    2
  8. EPISODES
    20
  9. GENRE
    Drama television series, Historical television series
  10. CREATED BY
    John Hawkesworth
  11. STARRING
    Julian Glover, Sharon Maughan, Jeremy Clyde, Rob Edwards, Andrew MacLachlan, Tim Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Andrew McCulloch, Judy Buxton, Rosalie Crutchley
  12. ANNIVERSARY
    Turns 44 on October 16, 2027, in 348 days
  13. SOURCES
    Wikipedia, Wikidata

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