Home Front

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28 September 1918 - Victor Lumley Sep 28, 2018

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On this day in 1918, defeat at Vardar left Bulgaria seeking peace with the Allies, whilst at St Jude's Church, Kitty and Victor attend a christening which is anything but harmonious.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

27 September 1918 - Florrie Wilson Sep 27, 2018

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On this day in 1918, it was revealed that Despised and Rejected, an apparently "pernicious book" at the centre of a censorship trial, had been written by a woman, Rose Allatini, using an androgynous pseudonym. Meanwhile at the Wilson household, Jack has something controversial to tell Florrie and Adam.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

26 September 1918 - Phyllis Marshall Sep 26, 2018

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On this day in 1918, the Allies launched a concluding offensive on Meuse-Argonne, the US Army's largest and deadliest ever battle. Somewhere in the North Downs, meanwhile, Phyllis and Johnnie are still quite far from Folkestone.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

25 September 1918 - Isabel Summer Sep 25, 2018

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On this day in 1918, railway workers around Britain ended their strike after the Government brought in military assistance, and returning to Folkestone, Isabel is in a defiant mood.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

24 September 1918 - Adam Wilson (Season 15 start) Sep 24, 2018

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On this day in 1918, Allied forces launched a new attack on the Hindenburg line, and in Folkestone Adam is steaming towards the harbour.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Ciaran Bermingham Editor: Jessica Dromgoole

Notes Home Front returns to a bruised, but optimistic Folkestone for its fifteenth and final season. Amongst hushed rumours of peace, our characters dream about a brighter, democratic future, whilst struggling to maintain morale after four years of a seemingly endless war which has seeped into every aspect of civilian life and drawn in everyone.

Subtitled "Onward", Season 15 of Home Front is story-led by Katie Hims, with Sarah Daniels, Shaun McKenna and Sebastian Baczkiewicz completing the writing team. Onward is the troopship which goes up in flames on the first day, momentarily stopping soldiers from departing from Folkestone to the Western Front. It is also the Allies' movement towards a retreating German front; it is the tentative hopes of progress in a post-war Britain; it is the drive for a wounded community to find some kind of peace, however fragile.

Home Front returns on 24 September Sep 19, 2018

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A preview of the fifteenth and final season of Home Front with extra insights from its lead writer, Katie Hims.

10 August 1918 - Alexander Gidley Aug 10, 2018

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On this day in 1918, a conscientious objector, when sentenced, threw his boot at the magistrate, while in Ashburton, a war hero returns home.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

9 August 1918 - Charles Summer Aug 09, 2018

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On this day in 1918, the Ministry of Food announced plans to grade potatoes and fix their prices accordingly, while in Ashburton, Charles wonders whether he's good enough.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

8 August 1918 - Adeline Lumley Aug 08, 2018

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On this day in 1918, the Allied forces attacked the German army at Amiens, in the third battle of Picardy, and in Devon, Adeline launches a gentle offensive.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.

7 August 1918 - Effie Taverner Aug 07, 2018

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On this day in 1918, farmers were encouraged to apply for soldiers to help with the harvest, as thousands were given agricultural furlough, and on Halecot Farm, Effie resolves their labour problems.

Written by Sarah Daniels Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.