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Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.

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Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.

    9 November 1918 - Kitty Lumley

    9 November 1918 - Kitty Lumley

    On this day in 1918, the German Kaiser was forced to abdicate, and in Folkestone, the Wilsons face an uncertain future.
    Cast
    Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
    Albert ..... Jamie Foreman
    Daniel ..... Jonathan Bailey
    Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook
    Jack ..... Ashley Kumar
    Norman ..... Sean Baker
    Peter ..... Bea White
    Victor ..... Joel MacCormack
    Written by Katie Hims
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 12 min
    8 November 1918 - Johnnie Marshall

    8 November 1918 - Johnnie Marshall

    On this day in 1918, On this day in 1918, the Church of England created a fund for Spiritual Reconstruction after the war, and in Folkestone, Johnnie is feeling dispirited.
    Cast
    Johnnie ..... Paul Ready
    Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger
    Albert ..... Jamie Foreman
    Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
    Bill ..... Ben Crowe
    Charles ..... Rufus Wright
    Cressida ..... Bettrys Jones
    Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw
    Isabel ..... Keely Beresford
    Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
    Peter ..... Bea White
    Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom
    Valentine ..... Nick Underwood
    Operator ..... Emma Handy
    Written by Katie Hims
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 12 min
    7 November 1918 - Ralph Winwood

    7 November 1918 - Ralph Winwood

    On this day in 1918, the military situation in Germany was becoming desperate, while in Folkestone, Ralph Winwood deals with despair on the Home Front.
    Cast
    Ralph ..... Nicholas Murchie
    Adam ..... Billy Kennedy
    Alec ..... Tom Stuart
    Charles ..... Rufus Wright
    Dorothea ..... Rachel Shelley
    Isabel ..... Keely Beresford
    Olive ..... Rhiannon Neads
    Written by Katie Hims
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 12 min
    6 November 1918 - Gabriel Graham

    6 November 1918 - Gabriel Graham

    On this day in 1918, the revolutionary movement that began in Kiel spread to the whole of Germany, while in Folkestone, Gabriel takes part in a small insurrection.
    Cast
    Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw
    Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger
    Cressida ..... Bettrys Jones
    Eric ..... Paul Rainbow
    Esme ..... Katie Angelou
    Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings
    Hilary ..... Craige Els
    Johnnie ..... Paul Ready
    Nell ..... Alice St Clair
    Norman ..... Sean Baker
    Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom
    Sylvia ..... Joanna David
    Written by Katie Hims
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 11 min
    5 November 1918 - Alice Macknade

    5 November 1918 - Alice Macknade

    On this day in 1918, terms for the Armistice were agreed upon by the Allies at Versailles, and in Folkestone, it appears that Bill’s ceasefire has been a fragile affair.
    Cast
    Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
    Bill ..... Ben Crowe
    Esme ..... Katie Angelou
    Norman ..... Sean Baker
    Walter ..... Joseph Kloska
    Ryan ..... Ryan Whittle
    Roy ..... Nathan Nolan
    Written by Katie Hims
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 12 min
    2 November 1918 - Marion Wardle

    2 November 1918 - Marion Wardle

    On this day in 1918, German troops withdrew from Serbia, and in Folkestone, Marion desperately doesn’t want Edie to leave her.
    Cast
    Marion ..... Laura Elphinstone
    Dilys ..... Ellie Piercy
    Edie ..... Kathryn Beaumont
    Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies
    Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf
    Ray ..... Isabel Barry
    Stella ..... Olivia Wales
    Written by Sarah Daniels
    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    • 11 min

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