The Crimson Field
The Crimson Field
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Premiered:
- Network: BBC1
- Category: Series
- Genre: Drama
- Type: Live Action
- Concept:Created by Sarah Phelps
- Subject Matter: Military/War
- Tags: WW1
Plot Synopsis
Relating the untold stories of WWI's frontline medics, THE CRIMSON FIELD is a one-hour drama series that follows the lives of volunteer nurses Kitty Trevelyan and Sister Joan Livesey, as a tented field hospital on the coast of France becomes a frontier between the battlefield and the home front for a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers working together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches. The hospital evolves into a social battleground as well -- the old rules, hierarchies and class distinctions against a new way of thinking. PBS aired the U.S. premiere of this series on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 10pm (check local listings).
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On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 10pm (check local listings), PBS premiered the season finale of THE CRIMSON FIELD. As Joan faces a possible lifetime in prison, Kitty's wracked with guilt that she knew about Joan but didn't stop her. Kitty is desperate for someone to trust, but will she turn to Thomas or Miles? As the war machine grinds on, faith, hope and love are put to the test.
Cast
- Oona Chaplin - Kitty Trevelyan
- Suranne Jones - Sister Joan Livesey
- Hermione Norris - Matron Grace Carter
- Richard Rankin - Captain Thomas Gillan
- Kevin Doyle - Lt Col Roland Brett
- Kerry Fox - Sister Margaret Quayle
- Marianne Oldham - Rosalie Berwick
- Alex Wyndham - Captain Miles Hesketh-Thorne
- Alice St. Clair - Flora Marshall
- Jack Gordon - Orderly Corporal Peter Foley
- Jeremy Swift - Quartermaster Sergeant Reggie Soper
- Adam James - Col Charles Purbright
- Karl Davies - Cpl Lawrence Prentiss
Other Titles
- Originally known as: The Ark
Production & Distribution
- Produced by BBC Drama Production
Settings
- - France