The Village (2013 TV series)

''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 abusive, alcoholic [[Peak District]] farmer, and [[Maxine Peake]] plays Bert's mother, Grace.

''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 abusive, alcoholic [[Peak District]] farmer, and [[Maxine Peake]] plays Bert's mother, Grace.

Writer Peter Moffat has spoken of wanting to create 'a British ''Heimat''', alluding to [[Edgar Reitz]]'s epic German saga ''[[Heimat (film series)|Heimat]]'', which followed one extended family in a region of the [[Rhineland]] from 1919 to 2000. Unlike ''[[Downton Abbey]]'', this version of history is a working-class history—"domestics are expected to face the walls when the master walks by".<ref name="independent">{{cite news |title=A very British Heimat: Will BBC drama The Village be as epic as the German saga? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/a-very-british-heimat-will-bbc-drama-the-village-be-as-epic-as-the-german-saga-8533200.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/a-very-british-heimat-will-bbc-drama-the-village-be-as-epic-as-the-german-saga-8533200.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |last=Gilbert |first=Gerard |date=14 March 2013 |newspaper=The Independent |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref>

Writer Peter Moffat has spoken of wanting to create 'a British ''Heimat''', alluding to [[Edgar Reitz]]'s epic German saga ''[[Heimat (film series)|Heimat]]'', which followed one extended family in a region of the [[Rhineland]] from 1919 to 2000. Unlike ''[[Downton Abbey]]'', this version of history is a [[working class|working-class]] history—"domestics are expected to face the walls when the master walks by".<ref name="independent">{{cite news |title=A very British Heimat: Will BBC drama The Village be as epic as the German saga? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/a-very-british-heimat-will-bbc-drama-the-village-be-as-epic-as-the-german-saga-8533200.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/a-very-british-heimat-will-bbc-drama-the-village-be-as-epic-as-the-german-saga-8533200.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |last=Gilbert |first=Gerard |date=14 March 2013 |newspaper=The Independent |accessdate=22 March 2013}}</ref>

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