TV series

A Horseman Riding By

1978 · 1 season

A slow, stately sweep through decades of country life, quietly absorbing and gently nostalgic, with a sober undertow of loss and change.

Overview: A Horseman Riding By is a 13-part BBC television serial produced by Ken Riddington, and adapted by Arden Winch, Alexander Baron, and John Wiles from R.F. Delderfield's 1966-68 historical novel series of the same name. Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrapyard business. He soon becomes a much-respected 'Squire' determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, warm and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, class, love, war
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
class
love
war
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild