TV Tie-ins: A Family at War

A Family at War was an astonishing achievement for Granada television, running a total of 52 episodes over three seasons (of 13, 19 and 20 episodes) in 1970-72. The saga of the Ashton family, which attracted up to 25 million viewers, knocking Coronation Street and Morecambe and Wise off the top of the ratings, was created by John Finch, a former scriptwriter and script editor on Coronation