
This England
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
Cast

Emlyn Williams
Appleyard

Constance Cummings
Ann

Dennis Wyndham
Martin

Amy Veness
Jenny

Charles Victor
Josiah Much

Felix Aylmer
Sir Edward Grey (uncredited)

Esmond Knight
Vicar's Son

Leslie French
Johnny

Walter Fitzgerald
Vicar

Roddy McDowall
Hugo

James Harcourt

Vi Kaley
Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

A.E. Matthews
(uncredited)

Frank Pettingell
Gage

Martin Walker
Seigneur

Kynaston Reeves
(uncredited)

Robert Warwick
(uncredited)

Norman Wooland
(uncredited)

John Clements
John Rookeby

Roland Culver
Steward

Morland Graham
Doctor

Ronald Ward
Lord Clavely