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Home Fires

2015–2016 · 2 seasons

A gentle, absorbing period drama that quietly builds tension and warmth through the everyday resilience of a rural community facing wartime hardship.

Created by
Catherine Oldfield
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Clare Calbraith, Brian Fletcher, Daniel Ryan
Tagline
Nobody understands the true cost of war better than women.
Overview
The story of a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. As the conflict takes hold and separates the women from their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, the characters find themselves under increasing and extraordinary pressures in a rapidly fragmenting world. By banding together as the Great Paxford Women’s Institute, they help maintain the nation’s fabric in its darkest hour, and discover inner resources that will change their lives forever.

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Created by
Catherine Oldfield
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Clare Calbraith, Brian Fletcher, Daniel Ryan
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • war
  • family
  • isolation
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Catherine Oldfield
Written by
Tina Pepler, Glen Laker, Mark Burt, Simon Block
Starring
Clare Calbraith, Brian Fletcher, Daniel Ryan, Claire Price, Samantha Bond, Claire Rushbrook, Ruth Gemmell, Daisy Badger
Music
Samuel Sim
Cinematography
Joel Devlin
Length
2 seasons, 12 episodes, 45 min each
Network
ITV1
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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