Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestThe survivors gather at Flambards to taste the wine and make the decision: who shall inherit the earth.
In early 20th-century England, young orphan Christina Parsons is sent to live with her Uncle Russell, who owns the country estate of Flambards, and has two sons. Mark, the elder, is a wastrel, a roue and, like his father, loves to hunt. The younger, William, lives to fly aeroplanes. Christina finds herself struggling with the ideas of classism as she falls in love with country life, the hunt, and one of her cousins. But after an impulsive marriage, when her husband is called away by the First World War, Christina must keep Flambards afloat by herself.
Production
Glorious authentic Hertfordshire estate locations
Costume
Ridiculous Edwardian riding habits and early aviation gear
Writing
Christina's quietly radical self-determination arc
Creator
K.M. Peyton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
K.M. Peyton wrote the Flambards novels specifically to combine her two obsessions: horses and early aircraft. The BBC adaptation used real 1910s biplanes.
Cousin marriage was legally common but narratively daring for 1979 television—Christina's attraction to both brothers scandalized without quite crossing into forbidden territory.
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