A Horseman Riding By(1978)

A Horseman Riding By is a 13-part BBC drama serial following Paul Craddock, a former soldier invalided out of the Boer War who returns to England with ambitions of landed respectability. Using his inheritance from his father's scrapyard business, Craddock purchases Shallowford, a sprawling manor house and estate in rural Devon. Unlike the estate's previous owner, Craddock proves a fair-minded and progressive squire, earning the respect of his tenant farmers through genuine concern for their welfare. Adapted from R.F. Delderfield's acclaimed historical novel series, the serial captures the social upheaval and personal transformations of early 20th-century rural England as Craddock navigates the complexities of class, tradition, and modernisation in his new community.