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The story of 20th Century England is played out through a family in a Derbyshire village.

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The Village: Series 1: Episode 1

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With a film being made about his life, Bert takes us back to the summer of 1914.

Drama series. Bert is the second oldest man in Britain, and a film is being made about his life and his village. He takes us back to the summer of 1914, when he was 12 years old.

It is the present day. Bert Middleton is the second oldest man in Britain, and a film is being made about his life and his village. He takes us back to the summer of 1914, when he was twelve years old. Bert and his brother Joe fall in love with the same woman, and Britain declares war on Germany. Joe considers whether he should enlist, and Grace pushes him to seek his freedom.

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