Anglo Saxon Attitudes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

A darkly comic, take-no-prisoners satire, Anglo-Saxon Attitudes skewers British social and academic hypocrisy to the very core. Gerald Middleton, a distinguished, retired historian is coming to terms with his life's folly. As a student, Middleton witnessed the unearthing of the Melpham idol, a pagan fertility figure that electrified modern medieval scholarship by turning up in the grave of a 7th-century bishop. He also began an affair with Dollie - the fiancée of his best friend, the man who had privately confessed to planting the idol as a hoax. While trying to reveal the truth, Middleton wrestles with his monstrously overbearing wife and their three emotionally dysfunctional children.

Series details

• Title: Anglo Saxon Attitudes
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1992-05-12
• Final broadcast date listed: 1992-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 45891
• IMDb ID: tt0204136
• TVDB ID: 83991

Cast and credited roles

• Kate Maberly — Young Kay
• Daniel Craig — Gilbert Stokesay
• Elizabeth Spriggs — Inge Middleton
• Douglas Hodge — Young Gerald Middleton
• David Ryall — Frank Rammage
• Richard Johnson — Gerald Middleton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1992-05-12; final listed air date 1992-05-26; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Anglo Saxon Attitudes on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.