By the Sword Divided (TV Series 1983) | Gather ye Rosebuds (S01-E01)

By the Sword Divided is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1983 and 1985.

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The series, created by John Hawkesworth, was a historical drama set during the mid-17th century, dealing with the impact of the English Civil War on the fictional Lacey family, made up of both Royalist and Parliamentarian supporters. It follows the family as it is torn apart by the conflicting and changing loyalties of the war, as families were during that time, and the defeat of the Royalist forces at the end of the First English Civil War. Series two covers the second and third civil wars and the eventual Restoration of the Monarchy. The last episodes see the surviving members of the family (from both sides of the divide) witness the arrival of King Charles II on a visit to the ancestral Lacey home.

The filming of the show took place at Fermyn Woods Hall, Rockingham Castle and Lilford Hall in Northamptonshire.

Cast & Characters (Regular Cast):
Lucy Aston – Lucinda Lacey/Ferrar
Timothy Bentinck – Sir Thomas (Tom) Lacey
Simon Butteriss – Hugh Brandon
Judy Buxton – Susan Protheroe/Winter
Jeremy Clyde – HM King Charles I
Rosalie Crutchley – Goodwife Margaret
Rob Edwards – John Fletcher
Peter Guinness – Dick Skinner
Janet Lees Price – Emma Bowen/Skinner
Andrew McCulloch – Captain/Colonel Leckie
Andrew MacLachlan – Nathaniel Cropper
Sharon Maughan – Anne Lacey/Fletcher
Bert Parnaby – Sir Austin Fletcher
Edward Peel – Walter Jackman
Eileen Way – Minty

Series 1 only:
Ben Aris – Edmund Waller
Tim Brierley – Lord Edward Ferrar
Mark Burns – Captain Charles Pike
Simon Dutton – Will Saltmarsh
Julian Glover – Sir Martin Lacey
Charles Kay – Sir Henry Parkin
Frank Mills – Matthew Saltmarsh
Michael Parkhouse – Sam Saltmarsh
Malcolm Stoddard – Captain/Colonel Hannibal Marsh
Jerome Willis – John Pym

Episode 1: There is great excitement surrounding the arrival of John Fletcher at Arnescote Castle. His father and Lord Lacey have a heated discussion about the wedding dowry.