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11 May 1915

Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the western front to join the start of the Gallipoli campaign, where a steep hill climb from Gully Beach is not popular with all the British forces.

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, Danny Rahim and Avin Shah star in this story, as signaller Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the immoveable wall of the Western Front, to join the very start of the Gallipoli campaign, where the Allies will attempt to dash round the back of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and win the war from the south. But there's a steep hill to climb from Gully Beach to victory - and not all the British forces want to climb it.

Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: Jonquil Panting.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Oct 2015 21:15

Credits

Role Contributor
Ahmadullah Khan Danny Rahim
Commentator Indira Varma
Zarbab Grewal Avin Shah
Sidney Mauldon Nicholas Murchie
Lieutenant Haston Mark Edel-Hunt
Natha Singh Parth Thakerar
Copplestone Neet Mohan
Washbrook Deven Modha
Producer David Hunter
Producer Jonquil Panting
Producer Jonathan Ruffle
Director Jonquil Panting
Writer Nick Warburton

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 May 2015 14:15
  • Wed 14 Oct 2015 11:15
  • Wed 14 Oct 2015 21:15

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