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21-25 August 1917

The fourth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone in the week, in 1917, when the French Army regained territory in a new offensive at Verdun.

The fourth omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the French Army regained territory in a new offensive at Verdun.

Written by Mike Walker
Directed by Ciaran Bermingham
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Story led by Katie Hims
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Nov 201703:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Ulysses PilchardKhalid Abdalla
Olive HargreavesRhiannon Neads
Chester MatthewsSamuel James
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Silas MorrowShaun Dooley
Lily MottSanchia MacCormack
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
SwiftCharlie Clements
Alec PooleTom Stuart
Esme MacknadeKatie Angelou
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
MashluckTom Lawrence
Adam WilsonBilly Kennedy
Peter LumleyBea White
Ralph WinwoodNicholas Murchie
Florrie WilsonClaire Rushbrook
Albert WilsonJamie Foreman
Dennis MonkSam Swann
Horace WoodsLuke Newberry
Jessie MooreLucy Hutchinson
Ivy LaytonLizzy Watts
Phyllis MarshallChristine Absalom
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Phillip SassoonLuke Newberry
WriterMike Walker
DirectorCiaran Bermingham
Series EditorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 25 Aug 201721:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 6 Nov 201710:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 6 Nov 201715:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 7 Nov 201703:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

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