Plot Synopsis

Based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford, this five-part series was adapted for television by Tom Stoppard. In the dying days of the Edwardian Empire, English aristocrat Christopher Tietjens enters into a destructive marriage with the beautiful but cruel socialite Sylvia. Sylvia marries Christopher because she is pregnant -- although not necessarily with his child -- and later enjoys a stream of affairs but is secretly hurt that Christopher does not seem to notice her. Christopher refuses to compromise his Edwardian values -- resigning from his job as a statistician when he is asked to manipulate the facts -- and remains faithful to Sylvia even when she leaves him for another man. But when Christopher falls in love with Valentine, a young suffragette, he faces a battle between what he feels for her and what he feels is right; meanwhile, Valentine is terrified when Christopher goes to war, and frustrated that he cannot be honest about his feelings for her. HBO aired the U.S. premiere of PARADE'S END on Tuesday, February 26, 2012 at 9pm ET, showing back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, two more episodes on Wednesday at 9pm, and the finale on Thursday at 9pm.