Home Front - Omnibus

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Home Front - Omnibus episodes

August 11, 2017 7-11 August 1917
The second omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in the week, in 1917, when many in Folkestone heard the explosions of an air raid on Dover, and watched 40 British planes encircle enemy aircraft over the channel.
Cast
Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery
Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Dennis Monk ..... Sam Swann
Ulysses Pilchard ..... Khalid Abdalla
Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom
Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou
Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
Mrs Grimes ..... Amelda Brown
Mr Williams ..... Charlie Clements
Solly Joseph ..... Stephen Critchlow
Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe
Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley
Chairman ..... Emilio Doorgasingh
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliott
Hilary Pearce ..... Craige Els
Mr O'Hare ..... Tom Forrister
Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Ralph Winwood ..... Nicholas Murchie
Olive Hargreaves ..... Rhiannon Neads
Horace Woods ..... Luke Newberry
Marieke Argent ..... Olivia Ross
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley
Mr Grand ..... David Sturzaker
Ivy Layton ..... Lizzy Watts
Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright
Mathieu Argent ..... Bea White
Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
August 04, 2017 31 July - 4 August 1917 (Season 11 start)
The first omnibus of Season 11, Broken and Mad, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the battle of Passchendaele began.
Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
June 09, 2017 5-9 June 1917
The final omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when biggest man-made explosion in history removed Messines Ridge.
Cast
Eric Morton ..... Paul Rainbow
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Florrie Wilson ..... Claire Rushbrook
Ralph Winwood ..... Nick Murchie
Mrs Grimes ..... Amelda Brown
Anna White ..... Amelia Lowdell
Kitty Wilson ..... Ami Metcalf
Maisie Harris ..... Cassie Layton
Alice Macknade ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
Hilary Pearce ..... Craige Els
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Albert Wilson ..... Jamie Foreman
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Reporter ..... John Bowler
Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliot
Joan Edkins ..... Rachel Davis
Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley
Alfred Norris ..... Richard Curnow
Eleanor Tanney ..... Sarah Ridgeway
Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker
Wampach ..... Simon Treves
Jane Underdown ..... Susan Porrett
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Peter Lumley ..... Bea White
Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Ciaran Bermingham & Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews
NOTES:
The next season (Season 11) focuses on Madness and Trauma, and is set in Folkestone from 31 July to 22 September 1917.
57 min
June 02, 2017 29 May - 2 June 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the death toll from the Folkestone air raid reached 72.
Cast
Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson
Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley
Anna White ..... Amelia Lowdell
Mildred Manchester ..... Annette Badland
Adam Wilson ..... Billy Kennedy
Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe
Soldier ..... Charlie Clements
Mabel ..... Chetna Pandya
Florrie Wilson ..... Claire Rushbrook
Sir Thomas Devitt ..... David Sterne
Albert Wilson ..... Jamie Foreman
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska
Forsyth ..... John Dougall
Mayor Stephen Penfold ..... John Woodvine
Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou
Ruby Tulliver ..... Katie Redford
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
Ivy Layton ..... Lizzy Watts
Mrs Riley ..... Lois Chimimba
Claude ..... Luke Newberry
Ralph Winwood ..... Nicholas Murchie
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliot
Archbishop ..... Richard Curnow
Dicky Manchester ..... Roy Hudd
Dennis Monk ..... Sam Swann
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Cristine de Groot ..... Ysabelle Cooper
Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs
Organ ..... David Smith
Conductor ..... Sam Evans
Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
May 26, 2017 22-26 May 1917
The sixth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when Britain suffered its first ever airplane bombing raid.
Cast
Maisie Harris ..... Cassie Layton
Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou
Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Eve ..... Amelda Brown
Reg Roach ..... Arthur Smith
Hilda Moore ..... Bella Hamblin
Adam Wilson ..... Billy Kennedy
Alfred Vane ..... Charlie Clements
Switchboard ..... Chetna Pandya
Alice Macknade ..... Claire Louise Cordwell
Lady Penfold ..... Elaine Claxton
Cynthia Hamilton ..... Fenella Woolgar
Rob MacDonald ..... Finlay Robertson
Noah Hamilton ..... Finn Monteath
Maggie Macknade ..... Hollie Thoupos
Nancy Parker ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Mayor Stephen Penfold ..... John Woodvine
Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Edna Harris ..... Lara J West
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
May Arnold ..... Lois Chimimba
Todd Merman ..... Luke Newberry
Ralph Winwood ..... Nick Murchie
Eric Morton ..... Paul Rainbow
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliot
Olive Hargreaves ..... Rhiannon Neads
Evelina White ..... Rosie Cavaliero
Ernie Moore ..... Sean Connolly
Singers ..... Nancy Cole, Ksynia Loeffler, Stephen Jeffes, Tom Raskin, Charles Gibbs
Organ - David Smith
Written by Sarah Daniels
Singers conducted by Sam Evans
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
May 19, 2017 15-19 May 1917
The fifth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when sugar queues were reported in London, with supplies believed to be at their lowest yet.
Cast
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska
Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou
Noah Hamilton ..... Finn Monteath
Mildred Manchester ..... Annette Badland
Reg Roach ..... Arthur Smith
Florrie Wilson ..... Claire Rushbrook
Alfred Vane ..... Charlie Clements
Mabel Thatcher ..... Chetna Pandya
Dolly Clout ..... Elaine Claxton
Cynthia Hamilton ..... Fenella Woolgar
Noah Hamilton ..... Finn Monteath
Mrs Herrin ..... Georgie Glen
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Maggie Macknade ..... Hollie Thoupos
Nancy Parker ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
May Arnold ..... Lois Chimimba
Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliot
Mrs Joan Edkins ..... Rachel Davies
Evelina White ..... Rosie Cavaliero
Dicky Manchester ..... Roy Hudd
Mr Herrin ..... Stephen Critchlow
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Singers ..... Stephen Jeffes, Charles Gibbs
Written by Sarah Daniels
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
May 12, 2017 8-12 May 1917
The fourth omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Stockholm Conference refused entry to anyone on the side of the German Imperialists
Cast
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Joan Edkins ..... Rachel Davies
Ralph Winwood ..... Nick Murchie
Cynthia Hamilton ..... Fenella Woolgar
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Lilian Frost ..... Alex Tregear
Mrs Grimes ..... Amelda Brown
Reg Roach ..... Arthur Smith
Switchboard ..... Chetna Pandya
Florrie Wilson ..... Claire Rushbrook
Hilary Pearce ..... Craige Els
Noah Hamilton ..... Finn Monteath
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Forsyth ..... John Dougall
Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska
Ruby Pearce ..... Katie Redford
Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne
May Arnold ..... Lois Chimimba
Nancy Parker ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliot
Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley
Evelina White ..... Rosie Cavaliero
Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker
Carson Martindale ..... Stephen Critchlow
Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
May 05, 2017 1-5 May 1917
The third omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Archbishop of Canterbury warned, "when we come out of this war, we mean to come out with clean hands".
Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
April 28, 2017 24-28 April 1917
The second omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Food Controller's Wheat, Rye and Rice Restriction Order came into effect.
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min
April 21, 2017 17-21 April 1917 (Season 10 start)
The first omnibus of Season 10, Our Daily Bread, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1917, when the Chinese Labour Corps set up camp in Folkestone.
Written by Shaun McKenna
Directed by Allegra McIlroy
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
Story-led by Sarah Daniels
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
57 min

About Home Front - Omnibus

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Omnibus editions of the epic drama series tracking the fortunes of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.