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18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)
Set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations.
The first omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon in 1918, in the week that Viscount Grey published a pamphlet supporting President Wilson's proposal to establish a League of Nations.
Written by Lucy Catherine
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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Thu 13 Sep 2018
03:00
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Cora Gidley | Joanna Monro |
| Sylvia Graham | Joanna David |
| Hector Gidley | Brian Protheroe |
| Elspeth Taverner | Kelly Williams |
| Jocelyn Ogden | Christine Kavanagh |
| Cathy Lawrence | Debbie Korley |
| Postwoman | Lauren Cornelius |
| Adeline Lumley | Helen Schlesinger |
| Rose Fairweather | Helen Longworth |
| Arthur Hurst | Mark Heap |
| Betty Newcombe | Annie McKenzie |
| Silas Morrow | Shaun Dooley |
| Hardy Walsh | Damien Molony |
| Emily Colville | Scarlett Brookes |
| Gert Battley | Maggie Steed |
| Morris Battley | Sean Baker |
| Clarence Ogden | David Sterne |
| Cyrus Colville | Anton Lesser |
| Moses Wickens | Ed Gaughan |
| Schoolchildren | Heartbreak Hub |
| Eli Lawrence | Michael Shelford |
| Dieter Lippke | Joe Sims |
| Hetty Cox | Adie Allen |
| Gert Batley | Maggie Steed |
| Teddy Lawrence | Florence Duncalf |
| Matty | Billy Duncalf |
| Milton | Finley Cook |
| Robin Bowder | Sean Murray |
| Writer | Lucy Catherine |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Jun 2018 21:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Wed 12 Sep 2018 10:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 12 Sep 2018 15:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 13 Sep 2018 03:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
The Characters
Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front's characters.
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Front - Omnibus
Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI