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12 Oct 2018 · 57 min
8-12 October 1918
The third omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when General Haig warned against false rumours of peace. Cast Isabel ..... Keely Beresford Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook Nell ..... Alice St Clair Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell Victor ..... Joel MacCormack Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Wolfgang ..... Atilla Akinci Esme ..... Katie Angelou Daniel ..... Jonathan Bailey Norman ..... Sean Baker Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Juliet ..... Lizzie Bourne Annie ..... Kathleen Cranham Bill ..... Ben Crowe Sylvia ..... Joanna David Forrester ..... Nigel Hastings…
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5 Oct 2018 · 57 min
1-5 October 1918
The second omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when British and Arab troops, joined by T.E. Lawrence, seized Damascus. Meanwhile at Keeper’s Lodge, Adeline has a moment of sudden realisation. Cast Adeline ..... Helen Schlesinger Hilary ..... Craige Els Edie ..... Kathryn Beaumont Bill ..... Ben Crowe Kitty ..... Ami Metcalf Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Sophie ….. Abbie Andrews Norman ….. Sean Baker Daniel ..... Jonathan Bailey Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Alice ..... Claire Louise Cordwell Annie ..... Kathleen Cranham Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies…
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28 Sep 2018 · 57 min
24-28 September 1918 (Season 15 start)
The first omnibus of Season 15, Onward, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Allies launched their final, and decisive campaign on the Western Front. Adam, meanwhile, is on a mission to the harbour. Cast Adam ..... Billy Kennedy Isabel ….. Keely Beresford Phyllis ..... Christine Absalom Florrie ..... Claire Rushbrook Victor ..... Joel MacCormack Sophie ….. Abbie Andrews Esme ..... Katie Angelou Norman ….. Sean Baker Gabriel ..... Michael Bertenshaw Juliet ..... Lizzie Bourne Crew 1 ….. Lewis Bray Howard ..... Gunnar Cauthery Otto ….. Ian Conningham Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies…
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10 Aug 2018 · 57 min
6-10 August 1918
Final omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in the week when thousands of soldiers were given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest. Cast Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright Alexander Gidley ..... Matthew Beard Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley Mrs Beast ..... Kerry Gooderson Miss…
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3 Aug 2018 · 57 min
30 July - 3 August 1918
The seventh omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when Allied forces arrived in northern Russia to support the White Army. On Dartmoor, meanwhile, Ivan lends Primrose a helping hand. Cast Ivan Jackson ..... Lloyd Thomas Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley Emily Colville ..... Scarlett Brookes Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Hetty Cox ..... Adie Allen Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Amos Rutter ..... Richard Cotton Silas…
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27 Jul 2018 · 58 min
23-27 July 1918
The sixth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners. Cast Emily Colville ..... Scarlett Brookes Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci Hetty Cox ..... Adie Allen Daniel Marriot ..... Jonathan Bailey Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne…
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20 Jul 2018 · 58 min
16-20 July 1918
The fifth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Board of Agriculture reported an increase in German PoW farm workers from 800 to 10,000. Cast Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci Hetty Cox ..... Adie Allen Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Howard Argent ..... ..... Gunnar Cauthery Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David…
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13 Jul 2018 · 57 min
9-13 July 1918
The fourth omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Russian Soviet Republic adopted its first constitution, containing the slogan 'He who does not work, neither shall he eat!'. At Halecot Farm, meanwhile, Dieter has been toiling all night. Cast Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams Ivan Jackson ..... Lloyd Thomas Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Hector Gidley ..... Brian Protheroe Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Howard…
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6 Jul 2018 · 57 min
2-6 July 1918
The third omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the Allied countries launched an intervention into the Russian Civil War. Cast Klaus Hofstadter ..... Atilla Akinci Primrose Holden ..... Jade Matthew Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Rose Fairweather ..... Helen Longworth Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Amos Rutter ..... Richard Cotton Moses Wickens ..... Ed Gaughan Ludwig Huber ..... Marcel Hagen Arthur Hurst ..... Mark Heap Jocelyn Ogden ..... Christine…
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29 Jun 2018 · 57 min
25-29 June 1918
The second omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in Devon, in the week, in 1918, when the War Office called for 10,000 wounded, unfit and older men to help with the looming harvest. At Staverley Court, meanwhile, Hector and Cora receive a field postcard. Written by Lucy Catherine Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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22 Jun 2018 · 57 min
18-22 June 1918 (Season 14 start)
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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14 Jun 2018 · 4 min
Home Front - Omnibus returns on 22 June
A preview of Home Front's penultimate season which is set in Devon. Its lead writer, Sebastian Baczkiewicz, gives an idea of what to expect.
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27 Apr 2018 · 57 min
23-27 April 1918
Final omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in the week when a general strike was held in Dublin in protest against plans for Irish conscription. Cast Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Rev. Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart Dilys Walker ..... Ellie Piercy Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Eleanor Tanney ..... Aimee-Ffion Edwards Marion…
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20 Apr 2018 · 57 min
16-20 April 1918
The seventh omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when suffragist Nina Boyle claimed a 'moral triumph' after her nomination to run as an MP was rejected. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Florrie Wilson ..... Claire Rushbrook Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Private Royal ..... Luke Bailey Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies Recruit…
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13 Apr 2018 · 57 min
9-13 April 1918
The sixth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when Maud Allen's production of Salome was cancelled following accusations of "moral perversity" involving 47,000 English traitors. Cast Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Marieke Argent ..... Olivia Ross Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Rev. Walter Hamilton ..... Joseph Kloska Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Sophie Beckwith ..... Abbie Andrews Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Norman Harris ..... Sean Baker Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne…
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6 Apr 2018 · 57 min
2-6 April 1918
The fifth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Operation Michael came to an end. Written by Katie Hims Story-led by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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30 Mar 2018 · 57 min
26-30 March 1918
The fourth omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when footballer Walter Tull was killed in the Spring Offensive. Cast Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Ivy Monk ..... Lizzy Watts Howard Argent ..... Gunnar Cauthery Hermione ..... Amber Aga Sophie Beckwith ..... Abbie Andrews Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Ray Wardle ..... Isabel Barry Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Constance…
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23 Mar 2018 · 57 min
19-23 March 1918
The third omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the greatest German offensive began. Cast Dorothea Winwood ..... Rachel Shelley Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Jessie Moore ..... Lucy Hutchinson Sophie Beckwith ..... Abbie Andrews Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Otto Marx ..... Paul Chahidi Dolly Clout ..... Elaine Claxton Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Mrs Edkins ..... Rachel Davies Oscar…
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16 Mar 2018 · 57 min
12-16 March 1918
The second omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Times published details for women registering to vote for the first time. Cast Rev. Alec Poole ..... Tom Stuart Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Ivy Monk ..... Lizzy Watts Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Sophie Beckwith ..... Abbie Andrews Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Juliet Cavendish ..... Lizzie Bourne Hugh Cavendish ..... Pip Carter Dolly Clout ..... Elaine Claxton Carson Martindale ..... Stephen Critchlow…
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9 Mar 2018 · 57 min
5-9 March 1918 (Season 13 start)
The first omnibus of Season 13, A Woman's Place, set in Folkestone, in the week, in 1918, when the Northern Lights aided a deadly air raid on the South East. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Alice Macknade ..... Claire-Louise Cordwell Sophie Beckwith ..... Abbie Andrews Esme Macknade ..... Katie Angelou Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw Bill Macknade ..... Ben Crowe Private Sweeney ..... Ryan Early Oscar Hendrickx ..... Pierre Elliott…
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5 Jan 2018 · 57 min
1-5 January 1918
Final omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in the first week of 1918, when Kaiser Wilhelm the second declared, "We face with firm confidence and iron will the year 1918". Written by Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Story-led by Shaun McKenna Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews Home Front returns on 5 March with a new season set in Tynemouth.
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29 Dec 2017 · 57 min
25-29 December 1917
The seventh omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when the first Ladies' international football match was played in Belfast. Cast Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David Lester Reed ..... Trevor Fox Fraser Chadwick ..... Edmund Wiseman Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Joyce Lyle ..... Tracy Whitwell Alan Lowther ..... David Seddon Cressida Marshall ..... Isabella Inchbald Dilys Walker ..... Ellie Piercy Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Esther O'Leary ..... Anna Bolton Ethel Manning ..... Sophie Scott Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw…
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22 Dec 2017 · 57 min
18-22 December 1917
The sixth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when negotiations for peace between Russia and Germany began at Brest-Litovsk. Written by Shaun McKenna Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole Sound: Martha Littlehailes Composer: Matthew Strachan Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.
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15 Dec 2017 · 57 min
11-15 December 1917
The fifth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Crimea proclaimed its independence, as a secular Muslim state, advocating ethnic and gender equality.. Cast Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Iris Reed ..... Charlie Hardwick Fraser Chadwick ..... Edmund Wiseman Johnnie Marshall ..... Paul Ready Dilys Walker ..... Ellie Piercy Alan Lowther ..... David Seddon Charlie Long ..... Oliver Devoti Cressida Marshall ..... Isabella Inchbald Duncan Chadwick ..... Mark Stobbart Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Esther O'Leary ..... Anna Bolton…
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8 Dec 2017 · 57 min
4-8 December 1917
The fourth omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Jerusalem was surrendered to the British. Cast Duncan Chadwick ..... Mark Stobbart Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Joyce Lyle ..... Tracy Whitwell Marion Wardle ..... Laura Elphinstone Fraser Chadwick ..... Edmund Wiseman Alan Lowther ..... David Seddon Esther O'Leary ..... Anna Bolton Ethel Manning ..... Sophie Scott Hannah O'Leary ..... Mia Bainbridge Iris Reed ..... Charlie Hardwick Johnnie Marshall ..... Paul Ready Joseph Fannon ..... Shaun Prendergrast Judith Turner ..... Kate…
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1 Dec 2017 · 57 min
27 November - 1 December 1917
The third omnibus of Season 12, Giddy with Possibility, set in Tynemouth, in the week, in 1917, when Germany and the new Russian government began a cessation of hostilities. Cast Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf Sarah Illingworth ..... Naomi Frederick Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford Iris Reed ..... Charlie Hardwick Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Bill McCracken ..... Caolan McCarthy Cressida Marshall ..... Isabella Inchbald Ethel Manning ..... Sophie Scott Edie Chadwick ..... Kathryn Beaumont Eva Reynolds ..... Sophie Scott Johnnie Marshall…
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