A Horseman Riding By (1978)

Name: A Horseman Riding By
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.6

Drama

A Horseman Riding By is a 13-part BBC television serial produced by Ken Riddington, and adapted by Arden Winch, Alexander Baron, and John Wiles from R.F. Delderfield's 1966-68 historical novel series of the same name. Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrapyard business. He soon becomes a much-respected 'Squire' determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (181 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 matches the IMDb rating
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1978)

7.59 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.0

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	1902: Valley for Sale	8.2	14
2	1902: The Party	7.5	12
3	1903: An Outbreak of Romance	7.7	11
4	1905: A Birth and a Death	7.3	12
5	1905: The Storm	7.1	13
6	1905: The Hollow Victory	7.2	11
7	1914: The Last Hot Summer	7.2	11
8	1914: Call to Arms	7.9	13
9	1915: Death of a Hero	8.0	10
10	1916: The Profiteers	7.8	11
11	1917: The Bad Season	7.4	10
12	1918: The Service	7.4	9
13	1919: The Old and the New	8.0	7