25-29 June 1918
Set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when the War Office called for 10,000 wounded, unfit and older men to help with the looming harvest.
The second omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the War Office called for 10,000 wounded, unfit and older men to help with the looming harvest. At Staverley Court, meanwhile, Hector and Cora receive a field postcard.
Written by Lucy Catherine
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Ciaran Bermingham
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Hector Gidley | Brian Protheroe |
| Cora Gidley | Joanna Monro |
| Moses Wickens | Ed Gaughan |
| Isaac Cox | James Lailey |
| Klaus Hofstadter | Atilla Akinci |
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Gabriel Graham | Michael Bertenshaw |
| Emily Colville | Scarlett Brookes |
| Cyrus Colville | Anton Lesser |
| Hardy Walsh | Damien Molony |
| Bertram Colville | Nick Underwood |
| Victor Lumley | Joel MacCormack |
| Kitty Lumley | Ami Metcalf |
| Adeline Lumley | Helen Schlesinger |
| Arthur Hurst | Mark Heap |
| Betty Newcombe | Annie McKenzie |
| Silas Morrow | Shaun Dooley |
| Daniel Marriott | Jonathan Bailey |
| Peter Lumley | Beatrice White |
| Cathy Lawrence | Debbie Korley |
| Teddy Lawrence | Florence Duncalf |
| Ivan Jackson | Lloyd Thomas |
| Jocelyn Ogden | Christine Kavanagh |
| Robin Bowder | Sean Murray |
| Eli Lawrence | Michael Shelford |
| Writer | Lucy Catherine |
| Director | Ciaran Bermingham |
| Series Editor | Jessica Dromgoole |
Broadcasts
Fri 29 Jun 201821:00BBC Radio 4- Thu 13 Sep 201810:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 13 Sep 201815:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 14 Sep 201803:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Home Front - Omnibus
Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI
