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Set in Devon, in the week in 1918 when the Allied countries launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War.

The third omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Allied countries launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War.

Cast
Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci
Primrose Holden ..... Jade Matthew
Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Rose Fairweather ..... Helen Longworth
Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Amos Rutter ..... Richard Cotton
Moses Wickens ..... Ed Gaughan
Ludwig Huber ..... Marcel Hagen
Arthur Hurst ..... Mark Heap
Jocelyn Ogden ..... Christine Kavanagh
Isaac Cox ..... James Lailey
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Hardy Walsh ..... Damien Molony
Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro
Lionel Summer ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Hector Gidley ..... Brian Protheroe
Eli Lawrence ..... Michael Shelford
Dieter Lippke ..... Joe Sims
Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables
Gert Battley ..... Maggie Steed
Ivan Jackson ..... Lloyd Thomas
Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams
Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright

Written 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

Sat 15 Sep 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Klaus HofstadterAtilla Akinci
Moses WickensEd Gaughan
Hector GidleyBrian Protheroe
Isaac CoxJames Lailey
Ludwig HuberMarcel Hagen
Primrose HoldenJade Matthew
Jocelyn OgdenChristine Kavanagh
Ivan JacksonLloyd Thomas
Amos RutterRichard Cotton
Eli LawrenceMichael Shelford
Morris BattleySean Baker
Effie TavernerLizzie Stables
Elspeth TavernerKelly Williams
Gert BattleyMaggie Steed
Hardy WalshDamien Molony
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Charles SummerRufus Wright
Lionel SummerGeoffrey Palmer
Rose FairweatherHelen Longworth
Dieter LippkeJoe Sims
Arthur HurstMark Heap
Daniel MarriottJonathan Bailey
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
WriterSebastian Baczkiewicz
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Jul 201821:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 14 Sep 201810:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 14 Sep 201815:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 15 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