Main content

23-27 July 1918

Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners.

The sixth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners.

Cast
Emily Colville ..... Scarlett Brookes
Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery
Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro
Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci
Hetty Cox ..... Adie Allen
Daniel Marriot ..... Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
Lauren ..... Lauren Cornelius
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Stallholder ..... Ryan Early
Moses Wickens ..... Ed Gaughan
Ludwig Huber ..... Marcel Hagen
Isaac Cox ..... James Lailey
Cyrus Colville ..... Anton Lesser
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Hardy Walsh ..... Damien Molony
Mr Buckle ..... Sean Murray
Hector Gidley ..... Brian Protheroe
Susie ..... Susie Riddell
Marieke Argent ..... Olivia Ross
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Eli Lawrence ..... Michael Shelford
Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables
Bertram Colville ..... Nick Underwood
Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams
Connie Cavendish ..... Darcey Brown
Grace Cavendish ..... Grace Doherty
Teddy Lawrence ..... Florence Duncalf
Peter Lumley ..... Beatrice White

Written by Katie Hims
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

Available now

58 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 Sep 2018 03:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

16-20 July 1918

Next

30 July - 3 August 1918

See all episodes from Home Front - Omnibus

Credits

Emily Colville Scarlett Brookes
Cyrus Colville Anton Lesser
Bertram Colville Nick Underwood
Hardy Walsh Damien Molony
Moses Wickens Ed Gaughan
Mr Buckle Sean Murray
Cora Gidley Joanna Monro
Cathy Lawrence Debbie Korley
Teddy Lawrence Florence Duncalf
Stallholder Ryan Early
Hetty Cox Adie Allen
Isaac Cox James Lailey
Eli Lawrence Michael Shelford
Kitty Lumley Ami Metcalf
Victor Lumley Joel MacCormack
Daniel Marriott Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley Sean Baker
Elspeth Taverner Kelly Williams
Effie Taverner Lizzie Stables
Ludwig Huber Marcel Hagen
Klaus Hofstadter Atilla Akinci
Peter Lumley Beatrice White
Adeline Lumley Helen Schlesinger
Howard Argent Gunnar Cauthery
Gabriel Graham Michael Bertenshaw
Connie Cavendish Darcy Brown
Grace Cavendish Grace Doherty
Susie Susie Riddell
Juliet Cavendish Lizzie Bourne
Sylvia Graham Joanna David
Marieke Argent Olivia Ross
Hector Gidley Brian Protheroe
Lauren Lauren Cornelius
Writer Katie Hims
Director Jessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 27 Jul 2018 21:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4
  • Wed 19 Sep 2018 10:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 19 Sep 2018 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 20 Sep 2018 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

Podcast

  • Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI