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Home Front

Drama serial tracking the fortunes of a group of characters on the home front as they try to maintain normality while Britain is involved in the First World War.

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23 August 1917 - Kitty Lumley Aug 23, 2017

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On this day in 1917, it was reported that playwright and former hospital orderly HH Davies had gone missing, while in Folkestone, Kitty seeks to retrieve what she has lost.

Written by Mike Walker Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

22 August 1917 - Isabel Graham Aug 22, 2017

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On this day in 1917, eleven were killed in a daylight air raid on Dover, where Isabel is due to attend a funeral.

Written by Mike Walker Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

21 August 1917 - Ulysses Pilchard Aug 21, 2017

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On this day in 1917, British naval forces brought a zeppelin down off the coast of Jutland, while near Folkestone Dr Pilchard scours the shoreline.

Written by Mike Walker Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

18 August 1917 - Norman Harris Aug 18, 2017

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On this day in 1917, Sylvia Pankhurst's Peace meeting in Hyde Park was broken up by the police, while in Folkestone, Sergeant Harris marks the first anniversary of his sons' deaths.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

17 August 1917 - Adeline Lumley Aug 17, 2017

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On this day in 1917, Wilfred Owen met Siegfried Sassoon at Craiglockhart, and in Folkestone, Adeline and Victor Lumley see clearly, but in different ways.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

16 August 1917 - Ulysses Pilchard Aug 16, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the Chancellor of the Exchequer rejected the idea of a channel tunnel, at least until the end of the war, while in Folkestone, Ulysses Pilchard gains ground with his electro-shock treatment.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

15 August 1917 - Juliet Cavendish Aug 15, 2017

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On this day in 1917, an increase in wages for women munitions workers was introduced, and Juliet Cavendish finds her working conditions oppressive.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

14 August 1917 - Howard Argent Aug 14, 2017

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On this day in 1917, Pope Benedict XV issued a Peace Note to the warring nations, and in Folkestone, Howard Argent plays mediator.

Written by Katie Hims Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

11 August 1917 - Dennis Monk Aug 11, 2017

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On this day in 1917, Labour leader Arthur Henderson resigned from the Cabinet under pressure from the press, and in Folkestone, Jessie Moore directs her powers of persuasion at Dennis Monk.

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

10 August 1917 - Sylvia Graham Aug 10, 2017

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On this day in 1917, the Labour party voted to send delegates to the Stockholm peace conference, and in Folkestone Sylvia Graham hosts wounded soldiers.

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

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