21 October 1914
Mickey's plan to be a battlefield tourist is undone by an artillery captain on a mission. By Jonathan Ruffle.
by Jonathan Ruffle.
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.
Through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.
Indira Varma, Lee Ross and Alex Wyndham star in this story, set at Ypres during the first Battle of Langemarck. Mickey's signals unit goes forward with the British offensive. And just as no battle plan survives contact with the enemy, so Mickey's plan to be a battlefield tourist is not about to survive contact with an artillery captain on a mission of his own.
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: David Hunter.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mickey Bliss | Lee Ross |
| Commentator | Indira Varma |
| Maberly Dunster | Alex Wyndham |
| Horace Greenwood | Mark Edel-Hunt |
| Jacca Nancarrow | Joseph Kloska |
| Captain Paddon | Damian Lynch |
| Captain Richardson | Monty d'Inverno |
| Colonel Firmin | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Pipe Major Maclaurin | David Cann |
| Producer | David Hunter |
| Producer | Jonquil Panting |
| Producer | Jonathan Ruffle |
| Director | David Hunter |
| Writer | Jonathan Ruffle |
Broadcasts
- Tue 21 Oct 2014 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
Tue 21 Apr 2015 11:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra- Tue 21 Apr 2015 21:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 16 Jun 2018 21:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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