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A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

  • TV comedy drama
  • BBC One
  • 1993
  • 1 episode

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. Stars Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Geraldine Chaplin and more.

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1993
Channel
BBC One
Episodes
1
Stars
Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Geraldine Chaplin, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Grumbar, Jeanne Moreau and more
Writer
Roy Clarke
Director
Charles Sturridge
Producers
Martyn Auty, Steve Lanning and Richard Broke
Company

Cyril takes Amos to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy Briggsy. While in Normandy they encounter Waldo, an American D-day veteran. Cyril and Waldo are determined to find their old girlfriend from 50 years before. Also in their party is the mysterious Lisa, whose secret is revealed only at the end of their journey.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Music by Geoffrey Burgon.

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 12th September 1993 at 9:05pm on BBC One
Episode length
90 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 8th November 2009 at 10:00pm on BBC4

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