ITV - The Great War The People's Story (2014) Part 1 Reg, Alan, James and Dorothy

The Great War: The People's Story Based on real letters… This landmark drama documentary series is the definitive account of five extraordinary years that changed Britain for ever. World War 1 through the eyes of ordinary people - strong, engaging and identifiable characters based on unheard diaries and accounts. Great stories for a prime time audience an unparalleled era of social change captured in the remarkable stories of our characters. Britain's biggest and brightest acting talent a powerful cast delivering their stories in a compelling drama that unfolds across 4 parts. Big-scale reconstructions key events vividly captured to show the old Edwardian world order collapsing as a new modern Britain emerges. Definitive - an authentic, accessible and original way for ITV to mark the centenary of the Great War.

Part 1: Reg, Alan, James and Dorothy

1914:-Newly married lieutenant Alan Lloyd writes to his wife Dorothy from the trenches whilst Oxford undergraduate James Butlin, having obtained a commission also as a lieutenant, sends letters to fellow student Basil Burnett-Hall. Cockney Reg Evans, an early volunteer, writes to his religious mother, including an account of how he heroically undertook a dangerous mission though two years later a shell will explode in his face. All three men initially write in positive tones which turn to disillusion as the war progresses. Emancipated would-be journalist Dorothy Lawrence dresses as a man and cycles to the Front, from where she sends back reports until she is arrested as a spy and sent to a psychiatric unit. She will survive another fifty years and die in 1964.

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