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Episode 3
Episode 3 of 6
Drama series. Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly.
It is March 1916, and conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers arrive at the Middleton farm to requisition Bert's beloved horse, Big Molly.
Opinion is divided when it is revealed that Eyre is a conscientious objector, and as he awaits his tribunal tragic news is received from the front.
Last on
Sun 14 Apr 201321:00
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Conscription
Duration: 02:27
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| John Middleton | John Simm |
| Grace Middleton | Maxine Peake |
| Edmund Allingham | Rupert Evans |
| Clem Allingham | Juliet Stevenson |
| Old Bert | David Ryall |
| Young Bert | Bill Jones |
| Gerard Eyre | Matt Stokoe |
| Crispin Ingham | Stephen Walters |
| Agnes | Chloe Harris |
| Bairstow | Joe Armstrong |
| Alf Rutter | Matt O'Donnell |
| Rutter | Joe Duttine |
| Horse Scout | Jordan Dawes |
| Norma Greaves | Ainsley Howard |
| Arnold Hankin | Anthony Flanagan |
| Margaret | Annabelle Apsion |
| Martha | Charlie Murphy |
| Gilbert | William Grindey |
| Tommy | Laurence Meatcher |
| George Allingham | Augustus Prew |
| Caro Allingham | Emily Beecham |
| Joe | Nico Mirallegro |
| Polly | Amelia Young |
| Martin Parfitt | Laurence Saunders |
| Chair of Tribunal | Fred Pearson |
| PC Len Burgess | John Paul Hurley |
| Peter the Landlord | Jim Cartwright |
| Robin | Scott Handy |
| Mrs H Housekeeper | Katherine Dow Blyton |
| Recruitment Officer | Tom Berish |
| Soldier 1 | Giles Ford |
| Soldier 2 | Dan Parr |
| Writer | Peter Moffat |
| Producer | Emma Burge |
| Director | Antonia Bird |
Broadcast
- Sun 14 Apr 201321:00
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