Fair Stood the Wind for France

Fair Stood the Wind for France

M1980•7.0/10

Action & AdventureDramaWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(2)

When John Franklin crash-lands his Wellington bomber in occupied France at the height of the Second World War, he is concerned for the safety of his crew and worried about his own badly injured arm. His crew escapes, but the family of a mill owner risk their lives to hide Franklin in their home until he regains his health. During the following balmy summer months, the pilot's situation is further complicated by his feelings for Francoise, the daughter of the house, but as German patrols move in, his only chance of survival is to flee from France.

Open in PickFlick

Production

BBC

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 2, 1980

Last Aired

September 23, 1980

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Julian Bond

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 1980-09-02

E2

Part 2

Air date: 1980-09-09

E3

Part 3

Air date: 1980-09-16

E4

Part 4

Air date: 1980-09-23

Cast

David Beames

John Franklin

Cécile Paoli

Cécile Paoli

Francoise

Recommended

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

Against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor 'Pug' Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.

The Winds of War

1983

7.3

Foyle's War

Foyle's War

As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.

Foyle's War

2002

7.8

Combat!

Combat!

Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.

Combat!

1962

7.8

Lady Chatterley

Lady Chatterley

After a crippling injury leaves her husband impotent, Lady Chatterly is torn between her love for her husband and her physical desires. With her husband's consent, she seeks out other means of fulfilling her needs.

Lady Chatterley

1993

6.3

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.

12 O'Clock High

1964

7.2

The Crimson Field

The Crimson Field

In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.

The Crimson Field

2014

7.5

A Small Light

A Small Light

Miep Gies didn't hesitate when her boss Otto Frank came to her and asked her to hide his family from the Nazis during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan, and the other helpers watched over the eight souls in hiding in the Secret Annex. And it was Miep who found Anne's Diary and kept it safe so Otto, the only one of the eight who survived, could later share it with the world as one of the most powerful accounts of the Holocaust.

A Small Light

2023

7.9

Shōgun

Shōgun

An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.

Shōgun

1980

7.7

Hornblower

Hornblower

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

Hornblower

1998

7.8

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

In India, during the final years of British rule in World War II, an unjust arrest for rape sets off questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.

The Jewel in the Crown

1984

6.5

Land Girls

Land Girls

The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II.

Land Girls

2009

7.8

Restless

Restless

A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.

Restless

2012

7.1

Similar TV Shows

Little Dorrit

Amy Dorrit spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in London. Amy and her family's world is transformed when her employer's son, Arthur Clennam, returns from overseas to solve his family's mysterious legacy and discovers that their lives are interlinked.

Little Dorrit

1967

Best Choice Ever

Best Choice Ever

Mai Chenghuan, a post-95 girl born into an ordinary family in Shanghai, agrees to marry her boyfriend, Xin Jialiang, under her mother’s urging. However, the economic gap between them creates an imbalance in their relationship, ultimately leading to its end. Mai Chenghuan then gains her grandmother's approval and is entrusted with the heavy responsibility of managing a hotel. Through cooperation, Mai Chenghuan and the professional hotel manager Yao Zhiming become working partners and go hand in hand. Mai Chenghuan transitions from being under her family's control to achieving self-fulfillment, forging her own path.

Best Choice Ever

2024

7.7

High Value Target

In 2003, John Nixon, a CIA analyst became the first American to positively identify and interrogate Saddam Hussein. During their time together, Nixon began to understand the potential consequences of the invasion, the humanitarian horrors and geopolitical turbulences that would follow Saddam's deposing.

High Value Target

Hello, Spring

Hello, Spring

Park Se Bom finally meets the guy of her dreams, Kang Min Gi. On her way to school, she accidentally runs into him and destroys his project. After the incident, she starts to stalk him and they eventually develop feelings for each other.

Hello, Spring

2015

2.0

The Shining

The Shining

A new caretaker moves with his family into the mysterious Overlook Hotel for the winter.

The Shining

1997

6.3

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

The exploits of the Mobile Infantry squad, "Razak's Roughnecks," during the SICON–Bugs War between a newly united humanity and an extraterrestrial race, known as the "Bugs," also sometimes referred to as Arachnids.

Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles

1999

7.1

Tanner '88

Tanner '88

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.

Tanner '88

1988

6.9

The New Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

The New Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

No overview available.

The New Seven Heroes and Five Gallants

1994

8.0

Gloomy River

Gloomy River

The story of three generations of the Gromov family. The main character is Prokhor Gromov: his grandfather Danila made a fortune by robbery and robbery, father Peter invested money in the business and inherited everything to Prokhor. He has an entrepreneurial streak: he equips the forests of Siberia, builds a steel mill, but the richer he gets, the more he turns into a monster.

Gloomy River

2021

8.3

Bronzová spirála

No overview available.

Bronzová spirála

1989

10.0

Jahody na stéble trávy

No overview available.

Jahody na stéble trávy

1984

1.0

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα

No overview available.

Σαν Χειμωνιάτικη Λιακάδα

2000

8.5

PickFlick Assistant

Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit