

Land Girls
2009-09-07 · 45 min / episode · ★ 7.7
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.
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Sophie WardLady Ellen Hoxley
Mark BentonFrederick Finch
Susan CooksonEsther Reeves
Nicholas ShawJohn Fisher
Selin HizliConnie Carter
Dominic MafhamDr. Richard Channing
Raquel CassidyDiana Granville
Paul RitterFrank Tucker
Gwilym LeeReverend Henry Jameson
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