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1917

Duration: 1 hour, 48 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC Three

Available for 10 months

During the First World War, two soldiers are ordered across no-man's-land and deep into enemy territory to deliver a message. If they fail, an entire battalion, under the mistaken belief the Germans are retreating, will be ordered over the top and into a deadly trap. Show less

Contributors

Lance Corporal Schofield:
George MacKay
Lance Corporal Blake:
Dean-Charles Chapman
Captain Smith:
Mark Strong
Lieutenant Leslie:
Andrew Scott
Lieutenant Joseph Blake :
Richard Madden
General Erinmore:
Colin Firth
Colonel MacKenzie:
Benedict Cumberbatch
Major Hepburn:
Andrew Scarborough
Writer:
Sam Mendes
Director:
Sam Mendes

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