Episodes
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| 10 April 1917 | 20170410 | In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war, in this story by Avin Shah. Mickey Bliss has taken a shine to the can-do Canadians. Particularly since yesterday, when they made a momentous advance here on the Western Front, together with British forces. But when Mickey meets a young Canadian journalist, here to write up the story for his home paper - can they agree on what really happened? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
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| 10 April 1917 | 20171102 | In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war. In the tunnels underneath Vimy Ridge, the Canadian Corps are re-writing the rules of war, in this story by Avin Shah. Mickey Bliss has taken a shine to the can-do Canadians. Particularly since yesterday, when they made a momentous advance here on the Western Front, together with British forces. But when Mickey meets a young Canadian journalist, here to write up the story for his home paper - can they agree on what really happened? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 10 November 1917 | 20171110 | 20180319 (BBC7) | From T E Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza, to the Third Battle of Gaza, Tommies explores the Intelligence battle redrawing the Middle East, in this two-part adventure starring Indira Varma and Lee Ross. Through camel chases, train derailments, riots and assassination squads, British intelligence and anti-colonial sedition go head to head in Cairo - where Mickey's about to meet some surprisingly familiar faces. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Written by Jonathan Ruffle and Avin Shah. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle A real day at war, exactly 100 years ago, based on eye-witness accounts. | |
| 11 April 1918 | 20180411 | The British Army is in pell-mell retreat towards the Channel ports. Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. The British Army is in pell-mell retreat towards the Channel Ports, and must face up to losing the First World War, in this story starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, wel follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers. They are the cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of the war, over four long years. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 11 November 1915 | 20151111 | 20160527 (BBC7) | 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, Lee Ross and Pippa Nixon star in this special story for Remembrance Day, set at La Gorgue on 11th November 1915. A day when Second Lieutenant Mickey Bliss finds himself in two meetings. One which might change the whole war for the Signal Service. And one which is about to change his life forever. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
La Gorgue. Second Lieutenant Mickey Bliss finds himself in two meetings. | |
| 11 November 1916 | 20161111 | Tommies celebrates the women combatants and drivers of the Serbian Army, in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. Doctor Celestine de Tullio, like Flora Sandes, has gone from doctoring to fighting in Serbia, joining the legendary campaign of the Serbian Army to reclaim its homeland, in which 60% of the male population died. Today she's commanding an offensive up a near-vertical mountain deep in snow. The military objective is at the top of the mountain. But Celestine has another target in her sights. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
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| 11 November 1917 | 20171111 | 20180320 (BBC7) | From T E Lawrence and the Great Pyramid at Giza, to the Third Battle of Gaza, Tommies explores the Intelligence battle redrawing the Middle East, in this two-part adventure starring Indira Varma and Lee Ross. Through camel chases, train derailments, riots and assassination squads, British intelligence and anti-colonial sedition go head to head in Cairo - where Mickey's about to meet some surprisingly familiar faces. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Written by Jonathan Ruffle and Avin Shah. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle A real day at war, exactly 100 years ago, based on eye-witness accounts. | |
| 14 June 1917 | 20170614 | 20171108 (BBC7) | After the victory at Messines, Belgium, are the Allies prepared for Ypres? By Jonathan Ruffle. After the victory at Messines, Belgium are we prepared for the much bigger challenge of Ypres? A tale of sibling and professional rivalry and the cold logistics of organising and servicing the war effort. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | |
| 16 June 1916 | 20160616 | 20161102 (BBC7) | Lee Ross, Indira Varma, Fay Castelow and Justin Salinger star in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. When Mickey Bliss is summoned to advise on signals at the Bureau Centrale Interallie in Paris he comes across both an impressive young woman and a disturbing figure from his past. Meticulously based on war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war exactly 100 years ago. Through this series of TOMMIES we follow the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers. They are cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of war, over 4 long years. With Ewan Bailey, Nick Underwood and Maksim Mijovic. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Mickey Bliss meets both an impressive young woman and a disturbing figure from his past. | |
| 17 April 1917 | 20170417 | Who appears at your bedside, when you're a serviceman who's expected to die? Who appears in your head? After two and a half years at war, the answers for Mickey Bliss hold plenty of surprises. And in this story by Nick Warburton, set in the officers-only Duchess of Westminster's No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital in Le Touquet, those surprises include a very unorthodox medical procedure. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting. Story set in the officers-only No 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital in Le Touquet. Who appears at your bedside, when you're a serviceman who's expected to die? Who appears in your head? After two and a half years at war, the answers for Mickey Bliss hold plenty of surprises. And in this story by Nick Warburton, set in the officers-only Duchess of Westminster's No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital in Le Touquet, those surprises include a very unorthodox medical procedure. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle
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| 17 April 1917 | 20171103 | Who appears at your bedside when you are a serviceman who is expected to die? Who appears at your bedside, when you're a serviceman who's expected to die? Who appears in your head? After two and a half years at war, the answers for Mickey Bliss hold plenty of surprises. And in this story by Nick Warburton, set in the officers-only Duchess of Westminster's No. 1 British Red Cross Society Hospital in Le Touquet, those surprises include a very unorthodox medical procedure. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 18 November 1916 | 20161118 | It is the last day of the Battle of the Somme and Signals Captain Mickey Bliss is back very close to where he started 141 days ago in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. Observing an escalating catalogue of errors from an Intelligence Dugout Mickey is spurred on to make a last ditch attempt to secure a little ground - but at what cost? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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 war, over four long years. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
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| 2 December 1916 | 20161202 | British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp, in this story by Avin Shah. Of the 10,000 British Army combatants taken prisoner after the seige of Kut-al-Amara, half of the Indian soldiers and two-thirds of the British have died on forced marches to Turkish camps. Now they find themselves starved and worked as slave labour on the Baghdad to Berlin railway. Rival sergeants Ahmadullah and Zarbab have found their own ways of surviving. But which one is the real traitor? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Punjabi translation: Sukhdeep Singh Jodha of UK Punjab Heritage Association With thanks to Jatinder Verma of Tara Arts, and Nasim Rashid Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
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| 2 December 1916 | 20171101 | British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp. British Indian Army soldiers discover the topsy-turvy world of a Turkish POW camp, in this story by Avin Shah. Of the 10,000 British Army combatants taken prisoner after the seige of Kut-al-Amara, half of the Indian soldiers and two-thirds of the British have died on forced marches to Turkish camps. Now they find themselves starved and worked as slave labour on the Baghdad to Berlin railway. Rival sergeants Ahmadullah and Zarbab have found their own ways of surviving. But which one is the real traitor? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Punjabi translation: Sukhdeep Singh Jodha of UK Punjab Heritage Association Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 2 June 1916 | 20160602 | 20161031 (BBC7) | Home Front's Kenny Stokoe arrives at the front, in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. On 2nd June 1916, large numbers of Kitchener's new civilian army are massing in the valley of the Somme to take part in a carefully-planned, well-prepared attack of such overpowering weight that it might just end the war. They include one Kenny Stokoe, local football hero for Marshall's, and spurned suitor of Edie Chadwick. Along with his pals, the newly-trained signallers of the Tyneside Scottish, Kenny is feeling confident. Until he meets the old army, in the person of Mickey Bliss. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
Kenny Stokoe arrives at the front as part of Kitchener's new civilian army. | |
| 21 June 1917 | 20170621 | 20171109 (BBC7) | Mickey deals with the problem of remotely controlled German boats packed with explosives. By Nick Warburton Summoned to Nieuport on the Belgian coast can a barely recovered Mickey deal with the problem of remotely controlled German boats packed with explosives? Especially when the solution concurs horribly with a crisis in his personal life. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | |
| 21 March 1918 | 20180321 | Drama series based on war diaries and eye-witness accounts. Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. Caught up in the surprise British retreat of 1918, three signallers face a terrifying choice between thick fog and German Stormtroopers, in this front line adventure starring Lee Ross and John Macmillan. Mickey Bliss is back on the Western Front, where the Allies have spent the autumn gaining just five miles of soil over fourteen weeks at Passchendaele. After today's extraordinary events, they will lose forty miles in just two weeks. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And 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. Captain Mickey Bliss....Lee Ross Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 21 October 1915 | 20151021 | 20160524 (BBC7) | by Nick Warburton Series created by Jonathan Ruffle. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, the new series of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago: from the Western Front, to Mesopotamia, via neutral Holland and occupied Belgium. And through it all, we'll 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, Lee Ross and Jassa Ahluwalia star in this story, set at Brigade HQ 89th Punjabis, Pont du Hem, France, on October 7th, 1915. Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer, with the beginnings of war-winning technology in his hands. But it's a month since the battle of Loos began - and the Allies are still where they were before it started. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting. Indira Varma, Lee Ross and Jassa Ahluwalia star in this story, set at Brigade HQ 89th Punjabis, Pont du Hem, France, on October 21st, 1915. Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer, with the beginnings of war-winning technology in his hands. But it's a month since the battle of Loos began - and the Allies are still where they were before it started.
Mickey Bliss returns to the front line as a newly-trained officer. | |
| 23 June 1916 | 20160623 | 20161103 (BBC7) | Indira Varma, Lee Ross, and James Lailey star in this story by Nick Warburton. And Dean Logan plays Home Front's Kenny Stokoe, now serving with the signallers of the Tyneside Scottish. On a morale-boosting tour of troops massing in the Somme valley, a celebrity poet and priest arrives to perform his popular verse. But are inspirational speeches what the Kenny and his pals really need, when they are days away from facing action? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. The drama includes an extract from "First Time In", by Ivor Gurney. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
Kenny and his pals must endure the morale-boosting verse of a celebrity poet and priest. | |
| 24 April 1917 | 20170424 | 20171106 (BBC7) | Night falls on a race to the Macedonian front. Night falls on a race to the Macedonian front, in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. If they hadn't been too late to save Serbia, there would never have been 160,000 British troops stationed near Salonika, in what is now Northern Greece. And if it weren't for one deserting Bulgarian soldier, Celestine de Tullio would be on her way home to England today, in widow's weeds. But the British troops in Salonika have done so much digging in, and so little actual fighting, that they're universally mocked as 'The Gardeners of Salonika'. So Celestine's need for action can only help them. Can't it? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Night falls on a race to the Macedonian front, in this story by Jonathan Ruffle. If they hadn't been too late to save Serbia, there would never have been 160,000 British troops stationed near Salonika, in what is now Northern Greece. And if it weren't for one deserting Bulgarian soldier, Celestine de Tullio would be on her way home to England today, in widow's weeds. But the British troops in Salonika have done so much digging in, and so little actual fighting, that they're universally mocked as 'The Gardeners of Salonika'. So Celestine's need for action can only help them. Can't it? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
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| 25 November 1916 | 20161125 | After the horrors of the Battle of the Somme Captain Mickey Bliss is on leave in Paris where he is drawn into the shady world of intelligence and politics in this story by Nick Warburton. With over a million casualties so far, a potential peace offer from Berlin generates a flurry of activity and manoeuvring amongst those in power. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
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| 28 March 1918 | 20180328 | A real day at war, exactly 100 years ago, based on eye-witness accounts. Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. As the British Army's retreat in the face of the unexpected German advance escalates, the women of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps based at Flixecourt have to decide whether to assert their independence and stay or head towards the coast. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 28 October 1915 | 20151028 | 20160525 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin 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. Justin Salinger, Indira Varma and Anna Madeley star in today's story set in neutral Holland. Tasked to complete a sensitive diplomatic mission Robert de Tullio finds himself drawn deeper not only into the murky waters of 1WW Intelligence but also into a more personal and dangerous quest. Robert - Justin Salinger Commentator - Indira Varma Martins - Sam Dale Tamara - Anna Madeley Meulken - Mark Edel-Hunt Jonqueer - William Brand Van Hasselt - Chris Pavlo Guard - Neet Mohan Barman - David Hounslow Driver - David Acton Celestine - Pippa Nixon Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
In Holland, Robert de Tullio is drawn deeper into the murky waters of WWI intelligence. | |
| 30 June 1916 | 20160630 | 20161104 (BBC7) | Tommies reveals a hidden true story, based on secret German documents, of how a British signalling blunder contributed to the terrible death toll on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. By 30th June 1916, the German lines have been under constant bombardment for days. An attack is coming, but it's vital that the enemy don't know exactly when. As vast numbers of men, machinery and armaments move to their final jumping-off points, the Indian cavalry of the 34th Poona Horse face their battle plan. And Mickey Bliss is training the signallers of the Tyneside Scottish - according to his unique methods. Mickey has every last point of preparation covered. But there's one tiny detail he has missed. Lee Ross stars in this story by Nandita Ghose. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. And through it all, we'll 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. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
Tommies tells a hidden true story about the first day of the battle of the Somme. | |
| 4 April 1918 | 20180404 | A real day at war, exactly 100 years ago, based on eye-witness accounts. Drama series following the lives of those on and behind the battlefront of World War I. Celestine's mission, in her remote Italian hospital, to isolate the causes of trench fever is interrupted by an unexpected visitor from the newly formed Royal Air Force. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle | ||
| 4 November 1915 | 20151104 | 20160526 (BBC7) | by Jonathan Ruffle Series created by Jonathan Ruffle. Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, TOMMIES traces one real day at war exactly 100 years ago. Indira Varma, Danny Rahim and Avin Shah star in this story which begins on a gunboat making its way up the river Tigris. Signallers Ahmadullah and Zarbab have a perilous mission to deliver a wireless set to beleaguered forces in Baghdad. It proves a particularly gruelling and testing time for Ahmadullah. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Ahmadullah and Zarbab must deliver a wireless set to beleaguered forces in Baghdad. | |
| 7 June 1917 | 20170607 | 20171107 (BBC7) | Can Pavan and Bill buy the safety of those besieged in Mkalama Fort by German troops? By Avin Shah. East Africa. Having almost caught up with the marauding German troops can ill-matched signallers Pavan Jodha and South African Bill Bloomfield successfully negotiate the safety of those besieged in Mkalama Fort? Meticulously based on unit war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war, exactly 100 years ago. Swahili translation: Raju Jobanputra Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Can Pavan Jodha and Bill Bloomfield negotiate the safety of those besieged in Mkalama Fort | |
| 9 June 1916 | 20160609 | 20161101 (BBC7) | Lee Ross, Indira Varma, Sagar Radia and Ewan Bailey star in this story by Michael Chaplin. In the build up to the Somme Mickey Bliss's plan to test Capitaine Vasserot's new communication device in No Man's Land doesn't go according to plan. Meticulously based on war diaries and eye-witness accounts, each episode of TOMMIES traces one real day at war exactly 100 years ago. This series of TOMMIES follows the fortunes of Mickey Bliss and his fellow signallers from the Lahore Division of the British Indian Army. They are cogs in an immense machine, one which connects situations across the whole theatre of war, over 4 long years. Series created by Jonathan Ruffle Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Mickey's testing of Capitaine Vasserot's new communication device does not go to plan. | |
| 01 | 7 October 1914 | 20141007 | 20150417 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin. 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. And through it all, we'll 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, Lee Ross and Alex Wyndham star in this story, based on events in the valley of the Aisne, on October 7th, 1914. The German advance is just being held 60 miles north-east of Paris, on the day Mickey Bliss arrives at war. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
The German advance is being held north east of Paris, on the day Mickey arrives at war. |
| 02 | 14 October 1914 | 20141014 | 20150420 (BBC7) | by Nick Warburton. 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. Lee Ross, Pippa Nixon and Indira Varma star in this story, set on October 14th, 1914. Walter Oddy, wounded in action, is among thousands arriving today at the hospitals in Boulogne. Among so many casualties - will there be time to save one life? Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
Wounded in action, Walter Oddy is among thousands arriving at the hospitals in Boulogne. |
| 03 | 21 October 1914 | 20141021 | 20150421 (BBC7) | 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, Lee Ross and Alex Wyndham star in this story, set at Ypres during the first Battle of Langemarck. Mickey's signals unit goes forward with the British offensive. And just as no battle plan survives contact with the enemy, so Mickey's plan to be a battlefield tourist is not about to survive contact with an artillery captain on a mission of his own. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Mickey's plan to be a battlefield tourist is undone by an artillery captain on a mission. |
| 04 | 28 October 1914 | 20141028 | 20150422 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin. 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'll 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 Nicholas Farrell star in this story, as the first Indian Army soldiers arrive on the battlefields of France, and the under-equipped infantry of the 9th Bhopal Regiment find themselves on the front line at the first battle of Neuve Chapelle. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Nandita Ghose.
The first Indian Army soldiers arrive on the battlefields of France. |
| 05 | 11 November 1914 | 20141111 | By Nick Warburton. 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, Lee Ross and Sam Rix star in this story, as Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force, and no one to defend a vital breach in line, at Nonne Bosschen copse. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting. | |
| 05 | 4 November 1914 | 20141104 | 20150423 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin. 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 and behind the battlefront, exactly 100 years ago. And 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, Pippa Nixon and Patrick Kennedy star in this story, as Dr Celestine de Tullio returns from France to find that things are amiss with army medicals, while her husband Robert gets embroiled in the realities of financing a war. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting.
Dr Celestine de Tullio returns from France to find that things are amiss. |
| 06 | 11 November 1914 | 20141111 | 20150424 (BBC7) |
Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force. By Nick Warburton. 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, Lee Ross and Sam Rix star in this story, as Mickey finds himself at Ypres with the exhausted British Expeditionary Force, and no one to defend a vital breach in line, at Nonne Bosschen copse. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Jonquil Panting. |
| 07 | 27 April 1915 | 20150427 | 20151012 (BBC7) | by Nick Warburton 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. Under the constant threat of gas attack in the village of La Brique just north of Ypres, Mickey Bliss and his signals colleagues are trying to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Mickey Bliss tries to work out why the enemy are always one step ahead. |
| 09 | 4 May 1915 | 20150504 | 20151013 (BBC7) | by Nick Warburton 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. A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. A time for not only parcels, a haircut, a drink or two, and the sourcing of valuable equipment but also bad temper. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
A day of rest behind the lines is not easy for Mickey Bliss and his Signals colleagues. |
| 10 | 11 May 1915 | 20150511 | 20151014 (BBC7) | 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.
Ahmadullah is posted from the western front to join the start of the Gallipoli campaign. |
| 11 | 18 May 1915 | 20150518 | 20151015 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin. 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. We are now in 1915 and continuing to 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, Pippa Nixon and Parth Thakerar star in this story, set on the Eastern Front where the Russian army has been routed at Gorlice. The Russians are retreating, but the renegade Prince Balashov is determined to wrench some kind of victory from defeat. British surgeon Celestine de Tullio has found enough new purpose in War, to play a part in this plan. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: Nandita Ghose.
British surgeon Celestine de Tullio has found enough new purpose in war. |
| 12 | 25 May 1915 | 20150525 | 20151016 (BBC7) | by Michael Chaplin 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. Today Mickey Bliss is in London, taking time out from signals training at Aldershot to look up an old friend who might finance his much-needed overhearing device. But he also encounters someone much closer. Producers: David Hunter, Jonquil Panting, Jonathan Ruffle Director: David Hunter.
Mickey Bliss is in London, taking time out from signals training at Aldershot. |
