Sorrell and Son
Genre	Drama
Written by	Warwick Deeping (novel) Jeremy Paul
Directed by	Derek Bennett
Composer	Patrick Gowers
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	David Cunliffe
Producer	Derek Bennett
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Yorkshire Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	6 June (1984-06-06) – 11 July 1984 (1984-07-11)

Sorrell and Son is a British television miniseries which aired on ITV in six, hour-long episodes from 6 to 11 July 1984. The story is taken from the 1925 novel of the same name by Warwick Deeping.^[1] The story was previously filmed as a silent film in 1927 and again in 1934.^[2][3]

The television miniseries was produced by Yorkshire Television and it starred Richard Pasco and John Shrapnel

Plot summary

In post-World War I England, impoverished Captain Stephen Sorrell, M.C. (Richard Pasco) must raise his son Kit (Paul Critchley) by himself, after his wife walks out on him. Captain Sorrell's years of devotion and sacrifice for his son come to fruition years in the future.

Cast

Reception

Writing for The Los Angeles Times, Terry Atkinson called the series "a tolerable drama about some very likable people", but with a caveat: "These people are too likable--unrealistically caring, kind and resigned. Or, in rare cases when someone less than a saint shows up, he or she flaunts the transparently despicable characteristics of a Snidely Whiplash. Everyone's either a dear old soul or a scoundrel." He summarized it as "mildly engrossing fare."^[4]