Murder on the Home Front facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Murder on the Home Front |
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| Written by | David Kane |
| Directed by | Geoffrey Sax |
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| Composer(s) | Robert Lane |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Christopher Hall |
| Cinematography | David Higgs |
| Editor(s) | Paul Knight |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Carnival Film & Television |
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| Original network | ITV |
| Original release | 9 May – 16 May 2013 |
Murder on the Home Front is a two-part British TV show. It's a crime drama, which means it's about solving mysteries and crimes. The show was written by David Kane and directed by Geoffrey Sax. It first appeared on the ITV channel on May 9, 2013.
The story for the show came from the personal writings, called memoirs, of Molly Lefebure. She worked as a secretary for Keith Simpson. He was a special doctor called a pathologist during World War II. A pathologist studies bodies to find out how someone died. The show is set during the war, focusing on life for people at home, which was called the "Home Front."
In the United States, the show was shown as one long program on PBS on February 16, 2014. You could also buy the series on DVD starting July 29, 2013.
Meet the Characters
Here are some of the main actors and the characters they play in the show:
- Patrick Kennedy as Dr. Lennox Collins
- Tamzin Merchant as Molly Cooper
- Emerald Fennell as Issy Quennell
- James Fleet as Professor Henry Stephens
- David Sturzaker as DI Freddie Wilkins
- Iain McKee as DS Brady
- Ryan Gage as Danny Hastings
- John Heffernan as Wilfred Zeigler
- John Bowe as Ronald Terry
- Richard Bremmer as Charlie Maxton
- Susie Blake as Miss Jenkins
- Ria Zmitrowicz as Wilma Grey
- Siobhan Hayes as Jenny Hatton
- Patrick Knowles as Rosanski
