Dubbed “the English Dallas,” this ITV drama series from TVS provided a quintessentially British time capsule of late-1980s wealth, opulence, status, and greed as two starkly contrasting business tycoons undertook an intense and bitter feud, with their professional battles frequently spilling into their private lives.
Miles “Bo” Beaufort (Brian Protheroe) was a classic, old-money “gentleman”.
An aristocratic, blue-blooded City of London financier, he relied on family pedigree and the traditional “old-boy network” to protect his status.
His erstwhile school chum Mike Savage (Nicholas Clay) was a self-made “player” – a ruthless, sharp-witted corporate raider who returned to England from Africa boasting a massive fortune in bonds, and a desire to dismantle the upper-class financial status quo
The simmering professional hatred between the arch-rivals escalated dramatically when Savage moved into the affluent (fictional) Hampshire village of Hunton Magna – conveniently buying the sprawling Georgian country mansion right next door to Beaufort.
The series framed their corporate war as a sport, using the backdrop of high finance, opulent country living, and local village cricket matches to explore English class divides.
Miles “Bo” Beaufort
Brian Protheroe Mike Savage
Nicholas Clay Sandy Savage
Claire Oberman Jane Somerville
Edita Brychta Eleanor Beaufort
Faith Brook Paula Savage
Debra Beaumont Kimberley Savage
Claudia Gambold Alex Castle
Osmund Bullock Liz Beaufort
Sara Griffiths Tom Fletcher
Leslie Schofield Charles Neville
Terence Harvey PC Perkins
Lewis George Jenny
Steffanie Pitt Sir Geoffrey Hinchcliffe
Nicholas Selby
Miles “Bo” Beaufort (Brian Protheroe) was a classic, old-money “gentleman”.
The simmering professional hatred between the arch-rivals escalated dramatically when Savage moved into the affluent (fictional) Hampshire village of Hunton Magna – conveniently buying the sprawling Georgian country mansion right next door to Beaufort.
