Episode 1
Epic love story set against the First World War. As Stephen Wraysford fights in the terrifying death-filled trenches of northern France, he is haunted by memories of a lost love.
Sebastian Faulks' epic love story set against the First World War is adapted for the screen for the first time.
As Stephen Wraysford fights in the terrifying death-filled trenches of northern France, he is haunted by memories of Isabelle Azaire, the woman with whom he had an illicit and all-consuming affair during a summer in France before the war.
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Stephen meets Isabelle for the first time
Duration: 01:54
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Nicholas Hooper
Original Score
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Director | Philip Martin |
| Director | Philip Martin |
| Producer | Lynn Horsford |
| Producer | Lynn Horsford |
| Executive Producer | Juliette Howell |
| Executive Producer | Juliette Howell |
| Writer | Abi Morgan |
| Writer | Abi Morgan |
| Stephen Wraysford | Eddie Redmayne |
| Isabelle | Clemence Poesy |
| Jack Firebrace | Joseph Mawle |
| Jeanne | Marie-Josee Croze |
| Captain Gray | Matthew Goode |
| Rene Azaire | Laurent Lafitte |
| Captain Weir | Richard Madden |
| Monsieur Berard | Patrice Thibaud |
| Madame Berard | Isabelle Gomez |
| Lisette Azaire | Clara Grebot |
| Gregoire Azaire | Maxime Roussel |
| Private Douglas | George MacKay |
| Evans | Simon Nehan |
| Shaw | Daniel Cerqueira |
| Turner | Sean McKenzie |
| Private Tipper | Thomas Turgoose |
| Private Brennan | Rory Keenan |
| Tyson | Paul Rattray |
| RSM Price | Nick Moss |
| Lebrun | Mate Szabo |
| Private Byrne | Matthew Aubrey |
| Marguerite | Piroska Molnar |
