21 March 1918
Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers. Starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan.
Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers, in this front line adventure starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan.
Mickey Bliss is back on the Western Front, where the Allies have spent the autumn gaining just five miles of soil over fourteen weeks at Passchendaele.
After today's extraordinary events, they will lose forty miles in just two weeks.
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.
And through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.
Captain Mickey Bliss ..... Lee Ross
Sapper Juma Gubanda ..... John Macmillan
Sergeant Desmond Dixon ..... Daniel Weyman
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby ..... Tom Vallen
Major George Fenniman ..... Philip Bretherton
Captain Hubert Puckle ..... Simon Wilson
Sergeant Castle ..... Ryan Early
Sapper John Quennell ..... Nick Underwood
WAAC Florrie Fanshawe ..... Karen Bartke
Messengers ..... Lukie Bailey, Ryan Whittle
Commentator ..... Indira Varma
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Written by Jonathan Ruffle
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: Jonquil Panting.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Captain Mickey Bliss | Lee Ross |
Sapper Juma Gubanda | John Macmillan |
Sergeant Desmond Dixon | Daniel Weyman |
Sapper Ezekiel Warmby | Tom Vallen |
Major George Fenniman | Philip Bretherton |
Captain Hubert Puckle | Simon Wilson |
Sergeant Castle | Ryan Early |
Sapper John Quennell | Nick Underwood |
WAAC Florrie Fanshawe | Karen Bartke |
Messenger | Luke Bailey |
Messenger | Ryan Whittle |
Commentator | Indira Varma |
Producer | David Hunter |
Producer | Jonquil Panting |
Producer | Jonathan Ruffle |
Director | Jonquil Panting |
Writer | Jonathan Ruffle |
Broadcasts
- Wed 21 Mar 2018 14:1591热爆 Radio 4
- Wed 25 Jul 2018 11:1591热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 25 Jul 2018 21:1591热爆 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 20 Oct 2018 21:0091热爆 Radio 4
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