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A British Company in the WWI trenches await an inevitable German attack
A British Company in the WWI trenches await an inevitable German attack

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    • Author: Efmprof
    Having studied the play before seeing this film, I can say that is a very good adaptation. The film runs very true to the Sherriff's work, though does exercise poetic license in a few parts in order to make it more accessible to the modern audience. The acting is superb; Northam, Petherbridge and Spall particularly stand out, capturing the harrowing experience of trench warfare excellently. The gritty realism is extremely successful in this particular production, capturing the mood of the play perfectly. As if the excellence needs anymore clarification, the 'Blackadder' lot based the final episode of 'Blackadder Goes Forth' on this particular adaptation (worth seeing as it is funny but devastating at the same time). I won't ruin the end for you, but it's definitely worth watching for.
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    • Author: Jusari
    Excellent drama based on the famous play written by RC Sheriff about life in the trenches during the first world war. The original play is all set in the dugout but of course, because this was television they could do external action like the raid into the German trenches to capture a soldier to question.

    It shows how each person dealt with the horror in their own ways. One was a very big drinker, one was almost still a child who hero worshipped the drinker. The older, perhaps wiser one used to read Alice in Wonderland and philosophise about it. Another was very down to earth and the final one tried to invalid himself out.

    Above all, perhaps like Blackadder, it asked the question 'Why ?' I cannot answer that. Watch it and see if you can.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Edward Petherbridge Edward Petherbridge - Lt. Osborne
    Mark Payton Mark Payton - 2nd Lt. Raleigh
    Timothy Spall Timothy Spall - 2nd Lt. Trotter
    Gary Cady Gary Cady - 2nd Lt. Hibbert
    Dorian Healy Dorian Healy - Mason
    George Baker George Baker - The Colonel
    Clive Swift Clive Swift - Captain Hardy
    John Forgeham John Forgeham - Company Sergeant Major
    Anthony Herrick Anthony Herrick - Intelligence Officer
    Tomsk Bork Tomsk Bork - German Soldier
    Jonathan Donne Jonathan Donne - Hardy's Lieutenant
    Russell Gomer Russell Gomer - Corporal Crooks
    Derek Daniels Derek Daniels - Runner
    Glyn Grimstead Glyn Grimstead - Runner
    Roger Owen Roger Owen - Runner
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