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Episode 4
Episode 4 of 6
Drama series. Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.
It is 1st July 1916, the date of the Rondo: an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, and unbeknownst to the villagers, the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
Rumours sweep around the village that the local Pals Battalion are taking part in a big battle about to be launched in France. Bert decides that winning the Rondo this year is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.
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Sun 21 Apr 201321:00
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Caro's treatment
Duration: 01:34
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 |
| Martha | Charlie Murphy |
| Dr Ramsey | Paul Warriner |
| George Allingham | Augustus Prew |
| Robin | Scott Handy |
| Rutter | Joe Duttine |
| Bairstow | Joe Armstrong |
| Caro Allingham | Emily Beecham |
| Polly | Amelia Young |
| Wylie | Jonny Phillips |
| PC Len Burgess | John-Paul Hurley |
| Gilbert | William Grindey |
| Margaret | Annabelle Apsion |
| Arnold Hankin | Anthony Flanagan |
| Agnes | Chloe Harris |
| Alf Rutter | Matt O'Donnell |
| Tommy | Laurence Meatcher |
| Norma Greaves | Ainsley Howard |
| Peter the Landlord | Jim Cartwright |
| Lord Allingham | Kit Jackson |
| Joe | Nico Mirallegro |
| Writer | Peter Moffat |
| Producer | Emma Burge |
| Director | Antonia Bird |
Broadcast
- Sun 21 Apr 201321:00
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