Backs to the Land: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Backs to the Land
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1977-04-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-09-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 79766
• IMDb ID: tt0166033
• TVDB ID: 252237

Cast and credited roles

• Philippa Howell — Shirley Bloom
• Terese Stevens — Jenny Dabb
• John Stratton — Tom Whitlow
• Charles Lamb — Wally
• Pippa Page — Bunny Burroughs
• Stephanie Fayerman — Aggie
• Delia Paton — Ethel Whitlow
• Geraldine Newman — Miss Rainbow
• Marilyn Galsworthy — Daphne Finch-Beauchamp
• Alison Leggatt — Lady Bramston

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1977-04-15; final listed air date 1977-05-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1977-12-02; final listed air date 1978-01-06; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1978-07-21; final listed air date 1978-09-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from Backs to the Land 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.