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Duration: 1 hour, 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

World War I drama based on a true story. An army captain discovers a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium, in 1916, and decides to publish a satirical magazine. Show more

Contributors

Fred Roberts:
Ben Chaplin
Jack Pearson:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
General Mitford:
Michael Palin
Lieutnant Colonel Howfield:
Ben Daniels
Kate Roberts:
Emilia Fox
Harris:
Steve Oram
Henderson:
Jarrod Cooke
Smith:
Colin Ash
Winston Churchill:
Paul Kennedy
Field Nurse:
Emma Little
Chaplain:
Faolan Morgan
Writer:
Ian Hislop
Producer:
David Parfitt

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Fictionalised account following Dave Allen from childhood to becoming one of the UK and Ireland's comedy greats, with just a whiskey, a cigarette and nine-and-a-half fingers. Show more

Contributors

Dave Allen:
Aiden Gillen
Richard Stone:
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Gerard Tynan-O’Mahony:
Tommy Tiernan
Sister Mary:
Pauline McLynn
Lew Grade:
Simon Day
John Tynan-O’Mahony:
Conleth Hill
Charles Curran:
Robert Bathurst
Redcoat:
Colin Ash
Jean Tynan-O’Mahony:
Joanne Crawford
John age 7:
Sam Hardy
Sketch Artist:
Miranda Hennessy
Dave age 5:
Senan Jennings
Wardrobe Assistant:
Louise Mathews
John age 20:
Gareth O'Connor
Sketch Artist:
David Seymour
Sketch Artist:
Steven Shapland
Dave age 12:
Ely Solan
John age 14:
Sean Treacy
Dave age 18:
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Producer:
Brett Wilson