The marriage of two actors was caused by Fortunes of War.
Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning 's cycle of novels Fortunes of War .. Olivia Manning. Olivia Manning. BBC. BBC. Fortunes of War. Fortunes of War ( novel series ). It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle , lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War , and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet .. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh. Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson. Bucharest. Bucharest. Second World War. Second World War. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson met filming the TV series and married in real life .. Kenneth Branagh. Kenneth Branagh. Emma Thompson. Emma Thompson. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup , Robert Stephens , Alan Bennett , Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves .. Ronald Pickup. Ronald Pickup. Robert Stephens. Robert Stephens. Alan Bennett. Alan Bennett. Rupert Graves. Rupert Graves. Philip Madoc. Philip Madoc. The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels , with no notable departures from their plot .