Fallen Hero
Genre	Drama
Written by	Brian Finch
Starring	Del Henney Wanda Ventham Barry Stanton
Composer	Derek Hilton
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producers	June Howson Michael Cox
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Granada Television
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	14 November 1978 (1978-11-14) – 20 December 1979 (1979-12-20)

Fallen Hero is a British television series which aired on ITV in two series between 1978 and 1979.^[1] 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.

• 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

• Lewis, Justin. Benedict Cumberbatch - The Biography. Kings Road Publishing, 2015.
• Palmer, Scott. British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987. McFarland, 1988.

• Fallen Hero at IMDb