8-12 August 1916 (Season 8 start)
In the week in 1916 when the film The Battle of the Somme set box offices records for British cinema, extraordinary good fortune disrupts the lives of the Graham household.
The first omnibus edition of Home Front's Season 8: In the week in 1916 when the film The Battle of the Somme set box offices records for British cinema, extraordinary good fortune disrupts the lives of the Graham household.
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Katie Hims
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
SECRET SHAKESPEARE
A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Esme Macknade | Katie Angelou |
| Edie Chadwick | Kathryn Beaumont |
| Martha | Elizabeth Bennett |
| Isabel Graham | Keely Beresford |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Juliet Argent | Lizzie Bourne |
| Howard Argent | Gunnar Cauthery |
| Alice Macknade | Claire Louise Cordwell |
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Fredo Franzoni | Giovanni del Vecchio |
| Grace Cavendish | Grace Doherty |
| Marion Wardle | Laura Elphinstone |
| Danny | Tom Forrister |
| Connie Cavendish | Felix Lailey |
| Kitty Lumley | Ami Metcalf |
| Johnnie Marshall | Paul Ready |
| Dorothea Winwood | Rachel Shelley |
| Maggie Macknade | Hollie Thoupos |
| Postman | Nick Underwood |
| Mayor Penfold | John Woodvine |
| Hugh Cavendish | Alex Wyndham |
| Writer | Sarah Daniels |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
Broadcasts
Fri 12 Aug 201621:00BBC Radio 4- Wed 30 Nov 201610:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 30 Nov 201615:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 1 Dec 201603:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.
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Home Front - Omnibus
Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI
