25 May 1915
Mickey Bliss is in London, taking time out from signals training at Aldershot to look up an old friend, who might finance his much-needed overhearing device. By Michael Chaplin.
by Michael Chaplin
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle.
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.
Through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.
Today Mickey Bliss is in London, taking time out from signals training at Aldershot to look up an old friend who might finance his much-needed overhearing device. But he also encounters someone much closer.
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: David Hunter.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mickey Bliss | Lee Ross |
| Robert de Tullio | Patrick Kennedy |
| Commentator | Indira Varma |
| Evadne Hopkins | Clare Corbett |
| Amos Purkiss | Carl Prekopp |
| Bonamy Lidderdale | Clive Hayward |
| Minister | David Cann |
| General Antrobus | Robert Blythe |
| Hermione | Eleanor Howell |
| Producer | David Hunter |
| Producer | Jonquil Panting |
| Producer | Jonathan Ruffle |
| Director | David Hunter |
| Writer | Michael Chaplin |
Broadcasts
- Mon 25 May 201514:15BBC Radio 4 FM
Fri 16 Oct 201511:15BBC Radio 4 Extra- Fri 16 Oct 201521:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 21 Jul 201821:00BBC Radio 4
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