The Flaxton Boys

Overview

The Flaxton Boys is a British historical children's television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV, created by Sid Waddell. Four seasons—covering a specific period: 1854, during the Crimean War (series 1), 1890 (series 2), 1928 (series 3), and 1945, in the aftermath of WWII (series 4)—explore four generations of young men and their experiences at Flaxton Hall in Yorkshire.

Created by Sid Waddell

Network

• ITV1

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

• Gerry Cowan

  Narrator (voice)

  52 eps

• 

  Victor Winding

  Benjamin Sweet / Barnaby Sweet

  37 eps

• Richard Gale

  Sir Tarquin Stilgoe / Sir Peregrine Stilgoe / Miles Osborne

  25 eps

• Alan Guy

  Jonathan Flaxton

  13 eps

Themes

• england
• world war ii
• world war i
• coming of age
• 1920s
• 1940s
• 19th century
• crimean war (1853-56)
• 20th century
• 1890s
• 1850s

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