The Village - Season 1

The Village tells the story of life in a Derbyshire village through the eyes of a central character, Bert Middleton. Bert has been portrayed as a boy by Bill Jones, as a teen by Alfie Stewart, as a young man by Tom Varey, and as an old man by David Ryall. John Simm plays Bert's father John Middleton, an alcoholic Peak District farmer, and Maxine Peake plays Bert's mother, Grace. Peake is a preferred actress of the writer, who has called her "the best actress of her generation", and she has featured in two previous Moffat series, Criminal Justice and Silk. Unlike Downton Abbey, this version of history is a working-class history. This series covers the years 1914 to 1920. Future series will be set in the 1920s, during the Second World War, post war and beyond.

M Violence, offensive language and sex scenes