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21 March 1918

Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers. Starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan.

Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers, in this front line adventure starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan.

Mickey Bliss is back on the Western Front, where the Allies have spent the autumn gaining just five miles of soil over fourteen weeks at Passchendaele.

After today's extraordinary events, they will lose forty miles in just two weeks.

Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.

And through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.

Captain Mickey Bliss ..... Lee Ross
Sapper Juma Gubanda ..... John Macmillan
Sergeant Desmond Dixon ..... Daniel Weyman
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby ..... Tom Vallen
Major George Fenniman ..... Philip Bretherton
Captain Hubert Puckle ..... Simon Wilson
Sergeant Castle ..... Ryan Early
Sapper John Quennell ..... Nick Underwood
WAAC Florrie Fanshawe ..... Karen Bartke
Messengers ..... Lukie Bailey, Ryan Whittle
Commentator ..... Indira Varma

Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Written by Jonathan Ruffle
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: Jonquil Panting.

44 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Oct 2018 21:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Captain Mickey Bliss Lee Ross
Sapper Juma Gubanda John Macmillan
Sergeant Desmond Dixon Daniel Weyman
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby Tom Vallen
Major George Fenniman Philip Bretherton
Captain Hubert Puckle Simon Wilson
Sergeant Castle Ryan Early
Sapper John Quennell Nick Underwood
WAAC Florrie Fanshawe Karen Bartke
Messenger Luke Bailey
Messenger Ryan Whittle
Commentator Indira Varma
Producer David Hunter
Producer Jonquil Panting
Producer Jonathan Ruffle
Director Jonquil Panting
Writer Jonathan Ruffle

Broadcasts

  • Wed 21 Mar 2018 14:15
  • Wed 25 Jul 2018 11:15
  • Wed 25 Jul 2018 21:15
  • Sat 20 Oct 2018 21:00

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