Country Matters (1972)

Name: Country Matters
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.3

Drama

An anthology series adapted from plays and short stories by A.E Coppard and H.E. Bates, depicting English country life and rural romance at the turn of the 20th-century. It presents unsentimental stories of human relationships and raw emotions – heartfelt passions, crippling frustrations, unspoken love and destructive jealousy.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (101 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1972)

7.35 avg 4 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Craven Arms	7.4	43
2	The Mill	7.2	22
3	The Sullens Sisters	7.6	16
5	The Watercress Girl	7.2	23

Season 2 (1973)

7.47 avg 7 episodes 7.1 → 7.6 60 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Little Farm	7.1	25
2	The Black Dog	7.6	17
3	The Higgler	7.5	17
4	The Simple Life	8.0	6
5	An Aspidistra in Babylon	8.1	10
6	The Ring of Truth	6.4	18
7	The Four Beauties	7.6	25

Country Matters (1972)

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