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Episode 5

Episode 5 of 6

Drama series. Joe's brief leave from the front has come to an end. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock from the family, but Grace knows that something is badly wrong.

Joe's brief leave from the front has come to an end. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock from the family, but Grace knows that something is badly wrong. When Bert learns that he is unwittingly responsible for his brother's state of mind he takes action, with disastrous consequences for the family.

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Credits

Role Contributor
John Middleton John Simm
Grace Middleton Maxine Peake
Edmund Allingham Rupert Evans
Clem Allingham Juliet Stevenson
Old Bert David Ryall
Young Bert Bill Jones
Joe Nico Mirallegro
Caro Allingham Emily Beecham
Wylie Jonny Phillips
George Allingham Augustus Prew
Chalcraft Sam Hazeldine
Polly Amelia Young
Rutter Joe Duttine
Peter the Landlord Jim Cartwright
Bairstow Joe Armstrong
Martha Charlie Murphy
Agnes Chloe Harris
Margaret Annabelle Apsion
Norma Greaves Ainsley Howard
Dr Ramsey Paul Warriner
Arnold Hankin Anthony Flanagan
First MP Darren Connolly
Writer Peter Moffat
Producer Emma Burge
Director Gillies MacKinnon

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