Backs to the Land | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Starring | Philippa Howell Terese Stevens Marilyn Galsworthy Pippa Page John Stratton Della Paton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | ITV |
Original release | 15 April 1977 | – 1 September 1978
Backs to the Land is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1977 to 1978. Starring Philippa Howell, Terese Stevens and Marilyn Galsworthy, Backs to the Land is set during World War II. It was written by David Climie and the theme song was sung by World War II sweetheart Anne Shelton. It was made for the ITV network by Anglia Television.
Backs to the Land starts in 1940 with three young women who are in the Women's Land Army going to work in a farm to replace the men who have gone to war. The three women are Daphne, Cockney Jenny and Jewish, down to earth Shirley. They end up at Crabtree Farm in Clayfield, Norfolk. The owner is Tom Whitlow, and his sons are Roy and Eric.
All three series of Backs to the Land have been released on 28 June 2010 and on 6 February and 9 April 2012. A 3-disc set of the complete series is scheduled to follow at some point.