Children of the New Forest: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Captain Marryat tells the narrative of adolescent mischievous behavior during the Protectorate era in the exquisitely crafted Children of the New Forest. The youngsters support the king, but the local roundhead opposition is made up of Stalinist thugs who chant hymns and are commanded by a crazy Leveller clergyman. The story revolves around ideas like loyalty and duty, which even the tiniest kids are shown to comprehend sufficiently to put their lives in danger for their king.

Series details

• Title: Children of the New Forest
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1998-11-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-12-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 65902
• IMDb ID: tt0179012
• TVDB ID: 174610

Cast and credited roles

• Tom Wisdom — Edward Beverley
• Joanna Kirkland — Alice Beverley
• Malcolm Storry — Jacob Armitage
• Craig Kelly — Rev Abel Corbould
• Danny Worters — Humphrey Beverley
• Emily Ruck-Keene — Edith Beverley
• Kelly Reilly — Patience Heatherstone
• Richard Hope — Heatherstone

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-11-15; final listed air date 1998-12-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Children of the New Forest 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.