
War Machine
World War One drama series. At the Battle of Amiens, a tank commander and his crew must storm through enemy lines and fight against the odds to bring the war to an end.
Series immersing viewers in the real stories of British troops serving on the front line during World War One.
1918, and after four years of combat the British invent a new weapon designed to break the stalemate. Private Chas Rowland, determined to bring the war to an end and return home, joins the Tank Corps under the command of Lieutenant Mould, entering the extraordinary world of the Niveleur, a Mark V tank.
Primed to take part in a major offensive against the Germans just outside the French town of Amiens, the crew of the Niveleur include Fred Firth, a father-of-two desperate to see his children again, Private Dodds, a tough warrior scarred by the loss of his brothers and Mike Weston, a civilian mechanic conscripted into the tanks. The crew will only survive four gruelling days behind enemy lines if they can learn to work together. Can they bring the war to an end and make it home?
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Clips
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The Battle of Amiens begins
Duration: 01:17
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Meet the Niveleur
Duration: 01:06
Music Played
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The Prodigy
Invaders must die
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Agnes Obel
Fivefold
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Murcof
Camino
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Silent Servant & Roll the Dice
Process
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Roll the Dice
Wherever I go, darkness follows
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Charlie Jones
Big Hair
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Max Richter
Journey 2
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The Loved Ones
Wild Palms
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Sharks Took the Rest
Isobel
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Esben and the Witch
No Dog
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The Cinematic Orchestra
To Build A Home
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Laura Marling
Night after night
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Chas Rowland | Gerard Kearns |
| Lieutenant Mould | Luke Norris |
| Fred Firth | Shaun Dooley |
| Mike Weston | Danny Walters |
| Dodds | Chris Reilly |
| Anne | Anna Bolton |
| Lieutenant Cohen | John Hollingworth |
| Burns | Niall McNamee |
| Officer | Ryan Kiggell |
| German Boy | James Wilson |
| O'Brien | Kyle Evans |
| Dawson | Sholto Morgan |
| Director | Bruce Goodison |
| Producer | Susan Horth |
| Writer | Joe Barton |
Broadcasts
- Thu 21 Aug 201421:00
- Fri 22 Aug 201402:00
- Sun 24 Aug 201421:00
- Wed 27 Aug 201402:00
- Thu 28 Aug 201403:00
- Mon 27 Oct 201423:20BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
- Mon 27 Oct 201423:45BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Mon 27 Oct 201423:50BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Tue 28 Oct 201400:05BBC One Wales HD & Wales only




