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Drama serial charting life on the home front during the First World War.

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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Damien Molony

Ed Gaughan

Sean Murray

Joanna Monro

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Jessica Dromgoole

Home Front: 23 July 1918 - Emily Colville

5 March 1918 - Sylvia Graham

23/07/2018

23 July 1918 - Emily Colville

BBC Radio 4 - Home Front, 23 July 1918 - Emily Colville

In Devon, Emily Colville goes to the fair.

On this day in 1918, an outbreak of flu was reported at a PoW camp in Bramley, affecting a third of the 3,000 prisoners, while in Devon, Emily Colville goes to the fair. 

Written by Katie Hims
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

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