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EP1 Episode 1 Jan 07, 2013

Britain 1960: as the age of respectability gives way to the era of rock and roll, we follow the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service. Stationed at a basic training depot in North Yorkshire, they are part of Two Section and their two years of National Service has just begun. Lance Corporal Jimmy Hobbs proposes to his girlfriend Norah, who works in the army canteen (NAAFI), and then goes AWOL after being chased by Private Keenan. Sergeant Butcher sees a man by his motorbike on the pier, dressed in a homemade general's uniform and speaking only in the dialogue of David Niven; he is Private Lomax. Corporal Barrowman, having taken a dislike to Private Wratten, initiates a search for a 'stolen' watch and pronounces Wratten the thief. After lights out, the men deal with dislocation in their own way: Keenan writes in his journal, Hoy cries and Lomax is nowhere to be seen...

EP2 Episode 2 Jan 08, 2013

Corporal Barrowman drills Two Section on the parade ground. He is aghast that McIllvenny has permission to wear 'soft shoes' and that Private Hoy is unable to co-ordinate his arms and legs. Lomax fakes taking the sedative that Nurse Connie gave him and much to her surprise suddenly starts to speak like Bette Davis. Jimmy tells Norah he has a plan. Keenan apologises to Connie for being strident about his pacifist views last time they met and asks Connie if they could talk, somewhere private. Two Section undergoes bayonet training. It's a visceral process and most do it badly. It prompts Davies to wonder if he has what it takes to be a soldier. Sergeant Butcher visits a woman at the Imperial Hotel in nearby Ravensea.

EP3 Episode 3 Jan 09, 2013

Cpl Barrowman challenges Two Section to beat One Section's time on the assault course, while Pte White-Bowne reveals to Capt Gulliver he is standing in the Oldham East by-election, and will therefore get exemption from National Service.

EP4 Episode 4 Jan 10, 2013

The reasons behind Barrowman's demotion are revealed during a nuclear fallout drill, and the corporal is pushed to the edge when White-Bowne and Wratten play a macabre prank on him. During patrol, Lomax tells Keenan he enrolled to settle an old score, while Sgt Butcher learns Audrey is pregnant.

EP5 Episode 5 Jan 11, 2013

As preparations for the Remembrance Day parade begin, Capt Gulliver plans to hand in his resignation to make a fresh start with his wife. But when Sgt Butcher invites Audrey to go to Australia with him, she is forced to choose between her newly invigorated husband and her lover. Drama, starring Patrick Baladi and Michael Nardone.

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Released: 07 January 2013 Ended

Producted By: Twenty Twenty Television

Country: United Kingdom

Budget: 0

Revenue: 0

Official Website: http://bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pyjxp

Synopsis

Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.

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Matthew Aubrey , Patrick Baladi , Sasha Frost

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Matthew Aubrey as Private Davies

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Sasha Frost as Norah Preston

Reviews

pawebster It is commendable that the BBC are willing to make drama for daytime afternoons. This is bound to be many times more expensive than the (yawn) house/antiques/cookery programmes they normally use to kill time. However, on this occasion they bit off far more than they could chew. They needed to recreate an army camp of half a century ago. To do this properly they would have had to employ many, many extras and pay out hundreds of thousands of pounds more for the programme than the 50p that they did in fact spend. On top of that, they couldn't even get small (cheap) details right, as other reviewers have pointed out. Was decent military advice too expensive as well?If you've got a small budget, make a small programme. You can do great things with a handful of people in one indoor set (half the dramas in history are along these lines). Why not go for something like that, BBC?

poadr There are a lot of comments about this being historically inaccurate- and yes. There are a lot of picky authenticity things they should work on if they make another series of this- period and military details that need work.Some of the 'PC' additions to history were rather tiresome. OF COURSE, the rich Tory boy is a villain. OF COURSE we have a biracial character. OF COURSE we have a Jewish character. OF COURSE our 'heroes' are all clearly labor or left leaning in their viewpoints. I am not trying to be racist here, but our biracial female character says her black father was in the British Army and left for America because they treated him so badly. Now, if this is 1960, and we will assume she is 19 or 20, that makes her time of conception around 1939... This is before immigrants from the west Indies came in the 50s. I have not (though I could be wrong) heard of any black/west Indian soldiers in the British Army before WWII. I also doubt that her British born father, even if he was black, would go to the US for better treatment than he would receive in the UK. Don't forget- this is before the civil rights movement. But this sort of historical inaccuracy is rampant in TV now. People have forgotten how it really was. Given the racism of the day, would a biracial woman even be working as a server on a military base in 1960?But all of this aside, I found the show to be entertaining and worthy of a bigger budget and another season. There are characters who were very interesting and I think with the ending, there are many places this show could go.

franky_gary My wife recorded this series for me saying that I would probably like it after serving in the army for 8 years.2 years boys and 6 regular.1959 -1968.I did enjoy it although like 'WOEFUL' there were a lot of errors.You got all sorts of people with you some good some bad.What made me laugh was the lad who could not co-ordinate his marching timing right.We had a few like that,but the thing they did miss out was the violence.If you made mistakes and caused the troop to do extra duties or square bashing,it was not uncommon to get a beating up in the middle of the night to get you to toe the line.And the NCOs and officers were not all nice and forgiving.The language was choice and roared at you at the highest a voice could get usually about 6 inches from your ear.The two most glaring errors were the lads saluting with no caps on this was definitely no no,and the lad carrying the union flag upside down.He would probably still be running round the square today.Even after this little rant I did enjoy it and it brought back happy memories.Well done

Antti Matikka I had some suspicions during the first episode, but the series as a whole gets better and better. I was in the Army in late 70's, and the same methods were still used here, so I can much relate with the 'boys turned to men' mentality and what price the kids have to pay for it. Especially Pvt. Lomax brings back some good memories ;-) And what comes for the boys' Sergeant, well, nicely pictured.But the overall truthfulness of the rookie life during the first months of their life at the Army is outstanding!All in all, an excellent British drama, as usual.Just 8/10 because of some 'love affairs' added in only for audience.

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