11 May 1915
Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the western front to join the start of the Gallipoli campaign, where a steep hill climb from Gully Beach is not popular with all the British forces.
by Jonathan Ruffle.
Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago.
Through it all, we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers, from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years.
Indira Varma, Danny Rahim and Avin Shah star in this story, as signaller Ahmadullah Khan is posted from the immoveable wall of the Western Front, to join the very start of the Gallipoli campaign, where the Allies will attempt to dash round the back of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and win the war from the south. But there's a steep hill to climb from Gully Beach to victory - and not all the British forces want to climb it.
Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle
Director: Jonquil Panting.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Ahmadullah Khan | Danny Rahim |
Commentator | Indira Varma |
Zarbab Grewal | Avin Shah |
Sidney Mauldon | Nicholas Murchie |
Lieutenant Haston | Mark Edel-Hunt |
Natha Singh | Parth Thakerar |
Copplestone | Neet Mohan |
Washbrook | Deven Modha |
Producer | David Hunter |
Producer | Jonquil Panting |
Producer | Jonathan Ruffle |
Director | Jonquil Panting |
Writer | Nick Warburton |
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- Mon 11 May 2015 14:15麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
- Wed 14 Oct 2015 11:15麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 Extra
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