Home fires

Resource Information

The work Home fires represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Oshkosh Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Home fires

Statement of responsibility

a co-production of ITV Studios and Masterpiece ; producers, Sue De Beauvoir, Jeremy Gwilt ; creator and lead writer, Simon Block ; directors, Bruce Goodison, Robert Quinn

Contributor

• Calbraith, Clare, 1974-
• Rushbrook, Claire
• Stoppard, Ed
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Annis, Francesca, 1945-
• ITV Studios
• Bond, Samantha, 1962-

Actor

• Annis, Francesca, 1945-
• Stoppard, Ed
• Rushbrook, Claire
• Calbraith, Clare, 1974-
• Bond, Samantha, 1962-

Subject

• Women in war -- Great Britain
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- Great Britain
• Historical television programs
• Rural women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions
• Television programs
• Television series

Genre

• Television series
• Historical television programs
• Television programs

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

Bitter rivals fight for control of the Women's Institute in a rural English town as it struggles with the onset of World War II. Separated from husbands, fathers, sons and brothers for years at a time, some permanently, they find themselves under extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world

Member of

• Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
• Home fires, Series 01

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematography, Joel Devlin ; editing, Mark Thornton, Peter Oliver, Laura Morrod ; music, Samuel Sim

Intended audience

Rating: TV14

Language note

English dialogue; English subtitles

LC call number

PN1992.77

LC item number

.H664 2015

PerformerNote

Samantha Bond, Francesca Annis, Claire Calbraith, Ed Stoppard, Claire Rushbrook

Runtime

360

Series statement

Home fire

Series volume

Series 01

Technique

live action