Sword of Honour is a three-part miniseries produced as part of the anthology Theatre 625, and broadcast on BBC2, based on Evelyn Waugh's 1952–61 novels of the same name. It stars Edward Woodward as 35-year-old Englishman Guy Crouchback, who returns home from Italy at the start of WWII, determined to fight the good fight. Horrified by Nazi barbarism and emotionally shattered by a painful divorce, Crouchback eagerly accepts a post with the elite Royal Corps of Halberdiers.
First Aired: 1/2/1967
Languages: English
Created by: Michael Bakewell
Type: Miniseries
Companies: BBC
Countries: United Kingdom
Kenneth Fortescue
Frank de Souza
1994
2019