Home Front

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21 November 1917 - Sarah Illingworth Nov 21, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the Bolsheviks disbanded the Women's Battalions, while in Tynemouth, Sarah Illingworth brings discipline to the Marshalls' munitionettes.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

20 November 1917 - Edie Chadwick Nov 20, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the Battle of Cambrai marked the first mass use of tanks, and in Tynemouth, Edie is disheartened.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

17 November 1917 - Lester Reed Nov 17, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the sculptor, Auguste Rodin, died, and in Tynemouth, it's clear that Lester Reed has been thinking.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

16 November 1917 - Alan Lowther Nov 16, 2017

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On this day in 1917, ANZAC troops occupied Jaffa, and in Tynemouth, Alan Lowther is thinking of cake.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

15 November 1917 - Johnnie Marshall Nov 15, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the Finnish parliament declared their independence from Russia, and in Tynemouth, Johnnie sees more to Aunt Phyllis than he'd suspected.

Cast Johnnie Marshall ..... Paul Ready Cressida Marshall ..... Isabella Inchbald Sarah Illingworth ..... Naomi Frederick Matthew Ash ..... David Reakes Phyllis Marshall ..... Christine Absalom Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger Beatrice Marshall ..... Eviee Lavery Gussie Marshall ..... Grace Doherty

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

14 November 1917 - Joyce Lyle Nov 14, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the women's suffrage movement in America turned a corner, as 33 protesters were brutally tortured and beaten in a fabled 'Night of Terror', while in Tynemouth, there's a zealous new Women's Welfare Officer.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

13 November 1917 - Edie Chadwick (Season 12 start) Nov 13, 2017

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The first episode of a new season, set in the North East, in the shadow of the Russian Revolution. On this day in 1917, in Petrograd, the Bolsheviks conclusively defeated Kerensky's counter-revolutionaries, and in Tynemouth, Edie Chadwick is looking for a fight.

Written by Sebastian Baczkiewicz Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Notes The excitement and fear provoked by the Bolshevik Revolution that overturned Russia, Britain's greatest ally in the war, rippled out around the world and - briefly - made people believe that anything was possible.

Season 12 of Home Front, 'Giddy with Possibility', is set back in the world of industrial Tyneside, at a time of unprecedented unrest and union activity, and where ladies' football is gaining a foothold in the national imagination.

Story-led by Shaun McKenna, Season 12 brings together the talents of Sebastian Baczkiewicz, Sarah Daniels, Caroline Horton and Katie Hims.

Home Front returns on 13 November 2017 Nov 09, 2017

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The lead writer of Home Front's Season 12, Shaun McKenna, reveals what to expect as the drama returns to Tyneside where people are feeling giddy with possibility. In the shadow of the Russian Revolution, there is growing discontent amongst workers at the Marshalls munitions factory, while its munitionettes football team are on a winning streak.

22 September 1917 - Sylvia Graham Sep 22, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the National Health Insurance Commission recommended free treatment of all invalided soldiers and sailors, and in Folkestone, in the final episode of Season 11, Sylvia Graham tries to make amends.

Home Front returns on 13 November with a new season set in Tynemouth

Written by Shaun McKenna & Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

21 September 1917 - Victor Lumley Sep 21, 2017

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On this day in 1917, 27 were killed in a munitions factory explosion in Arklow, Ireland, and at the Bevan hospital, Victor Lumley's day is volatile.

Written by Shaun McKenna & Katie Hims Directed by Allegra McIlroy Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.