EPISODE 01
Episode 1
Bert is the second oldest man in Britain, and a film is being made about his life and his village. He takes us back to the summer of 1914, when he was 12 years old.
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Series 1
6 episodes
EPISODE 02
Episode 2
It is January 1915; the Middleton farm has fallen on very hard times, and John is drinking heavily. A strange incident then takes place at the manor house.
61 min
EPISODE 03
Episode 3
Conscription is introduced for the first time in British history. Call up papers are delivered throughout the village, and soldiers requisition Big Molly.
61 min
EPISODE 04
Episode 4
Bert decides that winning the Rondo, an annual wheel barrow race on the cricket field, is a matter of life or death: if he wins, then Joe will be kept safe.
61 min
EPISODE 05
Episode 5
Joe's brief leave is over. He has tried hard to conceal his shell shock but Grace knows that something is wrong. Bert's actions have disastrous consequences for the family.
61 min
EPISODE 06
Episode 6
The war is over, and the village tries to come to terms with its loss. The debate over how best to honour their dead divides the community.
61 min