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16-20 July 1918

Epic war drama set in Devon, in the week when the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000.

The fifth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000.

Cast
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery
Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci
Hetty Cox ..... Adie Allen
Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
Howard Argent ..... ..... Gunnar Cauthery
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley
Arthur Hurst ..... Mark Heap
Isaac Cox ..... James Lailey
Rose Fairweather ..... Helen Longworth
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Betty Newcombe ..... Annie McKenzie
Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Dieter Lippke ..... Joe Sims
Mrs Ferrier ..... Jane Slavin
Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables
Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright
Connie Cavendish ..... Darcey Brown
Grace Cavendish ..... Grace Doherty
Peter Lumley ..... Beatrice White

Written by Katie Hims
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

Wed 19 Sep 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Silas MorrowShaun Dooley
Arthur HurstMark Heap
Daniel MarriottJonathan Bailey
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Howard ArgentGunnar Cauthery
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Juliet CavendishLizzie Bourne
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Charles SummerRufus Wright
Mrs FerrierJane Slavin
Grace CavendishGrace Doherty
Connie CavendishDarcy Brown
Hetty CoxAdie Allen
Rose FairweatherHelen Longworth
Elspeth TavernerKelly Williams
Klaus HofstadterAtilla Akinci
Dieter LippkeJoe Sims
Peter LumleyBeatrice White
WriterKatie Hims
DirectorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Jul 201821:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 18 Sep 201810:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 18 Sep 201815:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 19 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