Home Front

Home Front

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Home Front episodes

  • 4 April 1916 - Isaac Cox (Season 7 start)

    On this day in 1916, strikers returned to work at the Clyde shipyards, and at Halecot Farm the future of Isaac Cox's family hangs in the balance.

    Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

    NOTES

    This seventh season of Home Front is set in a farming community in South Devon, where Gabriel's sister Cora lives, and - coincidentally - where Adam Wilson headed at the end of Season Six, running away from his crime, and looking for Dieter. Our characters' stories take place against the backdrop of history, in this case, a notable shift in the preoccupations of the Home Front.

    April 1916 marks the moment in the First World War when recruitment was no longer voluntary, and conscription into the military began to take hold. And with conscription came objection, and the war witnessed over two million tribunals looked into the merits of men appealing against the draft. Devon was one of the counties most resistant to joining up, voluntarily or not.

    Season 7 of Home Front is story-led by Richard Monks (STONE, INQUEST) and written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz (PILGRIM, MR RAINBOW), Lucy Catherine (THE MASTER AND MARGARITA, RIOT GIRLS), Shaun McKenna (THE FORSYTES, THE COMPLETE SMILEY), and Sarah Daniels (THE CAZALETS, EATING FOR ENGLAND).

    13 min
  • 4 April 1916 - Isaac Cox
    On this day in 1916, strikers returned to work at the Clyde shipyards, and at Halecot Farm the future of Isaac Cox's family hangs in the balance.
    Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole
    NOTES
    This season of Home Front is set in a farming community in South Devon, where Gabriel's sister Cora lives, and - coincidentally - where Adam Wilson headed at the end of Season Six, running away from his crime, and looking for Dieter. Our characters' stories take place against the backdrop of history, in this case, a notable shift in the preoccupations of the Home Front.
    April 1916 marks the moment in the First World War when recruitment was no longer voluntary, and conscription into the military began to take hold. And with conscription came objection, and the war witnessed over two million tribunals looked into the merits of men appealing against the draft. Devon was one of the counties most resistant to joining up, voluntarily or not.
    Season 7 of Home Front is story-led by Richard Monks (STONE, INQUEST) and written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz (PILGRIM, MR RAINBOW), Lucy Catherine (THE MASTER AND MARGARITA, RIOT GIRLS), Shaun McKenna (THE FORSYTES, THE COMPLETE SMILEY), and Sarah Daniels (THE CAZALETS, EATING FOR ENGLAND).
    13 min
  • 12 February 1916 - Hilary Pearce

    On this day a secret meeting of the Non-Conscription fellowship was held in Kentish town, while in Folkestone it's a day of celebrations.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

    SECRET SHAKESPEARE

    A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

    12 min
  • 11 February 1916 - Kitty Lumley

    On this day nurse and women's rights campaigner Emma Golden was arrested in New York, and the Wilson family struggle with their secrets.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

    13 min
  • 10 February 1916 - Victor Lumley

    On this day conscription came into effect, and Victor Lumley is desperate to return to his men in France.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

    13 min
  • 9 February 1916 - Norman Harris

    On this day four bombs were dropped near a girls' school in Kent causing 3 casualties, while Norman Harris receives wonderful news.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

    13 min
  • 8 February 1916 - Isabel Graham

    On this day the siege of Kut al Amara entered its 63rd day, and Isabel finally finds a solution for the persistent young Cristine.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Allegra McIlroy
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes
    Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

    SECRET SHAKESPEARE

    A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

    12 min
  • 5 February 1916 - Florrie Wilson

    On this day, it was proposed that munitions workers be exempted from the conscription bill, and tiredness and grief give Florrie Wilson a very short fuse.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    SECRET SHAKESPEARE

    A Shakespeare quote is hidden in each Home Front episode that is set in 1916. These were first broadcast in 2016, the 400th anniversary year of the playwright's death. Can you spot them all?

    12 min
  • 4 February 1916 - Olive Hargreaves

    On this day, Harrods Stores was fined £5 for selling morphine without keeping a register, and Sister Hargreaves has a particularly bad day.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    13 min
  • 3 February 1916 - Hilary Pearce

    On this day, a wrecked zeppelin was spotted in the North Sea by a British trawler, and Hilary Pearce sets out to catch a very particular fish.

    Written by Shaun McKenna

    Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
    Sound: Martha Littlehailes

    12 min

About Home Front

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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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