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18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)

Set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations.

The first omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations.

Written by Lucy Catherine
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

Last on

Thu 13 Sep 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Hector GidleyBrian Protheroe
Elspeth TavernerKelly Williams
Jocelyn OgdenChristine Kavanagh
Cathy LawrenceDebbie Korley
PostwomanLauren Cornelius
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Rose FairweatherHelen Longworth
Arthur HurstMark Heap
Betty NewcombeAnnie McKenzie
Silas MorrowShaun Dooley
Hardy WalshDamien Molony
Emily ColvilleScarlett Brookes
Gert BattleyMaggie Steed
Morris BattleySean Baker
Clarence OgdenDavid Sterne
Cyrus ColvilleAnton Lesser
Moses WickensEd Gaughan
SchoolchildrenHeartbreak Hub
Eli LawrenceMichael Shelford
Dieter LippkeJoe Sims
Hetty CoxAdie Allen
Gert BatleyMaggie Steed
Teddy LawrenceFlorence Duncalf
MattyBilly Duncalf
MiltonFinley Cook
Robin BowderSean Murray
WriterLucy Catherine
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Jun 201821:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 12 Sep 201810:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 12 Sep 201815:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 13 Sep 201803:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

Podcast

  • Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI