Fallen Hero is a British television series which aired on ITV in two series between 1978 and 1979. It portrays a rugby league star forced to retire from the game after an injury, and the struggles of he and his wife to adjust to their new circumstances.
Actors who appeared in episodes of the series include Pauline Delaney, Tessa Peake-Jones, Fiona Mollison, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Timothy Carlton and Alan MacNaughtan.
Main cast
Del Henney as Gareth Hopkins
Wanda Ventham as Dorothy Hopkins
Barry Stanton as Joe Harris
John Wheatley as Martin Hopkins
Frank Crompton as Wilf Calder
Marged Esli as Sally Jones
Nesta Harris as Meg Hopkins
Prunella Gee as Rebecca Westgate
Jonathan Barlow as Ken Hopkins
Robert Swann as Philip Birley
Niall Padden as Tonker