Joe Maddison's War

2010 television film

  • 19 September 2010 (2010-09-19) (location)
Running time
85 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish


Joe Maddison's War is a 2010 television film written by Alan Plater about strained family and social relations in wartime. Directed by Patrick Collerton and filmed partly on location in South Shields, it presents a view of World War II through the eyes of shipyard worker and World War I veteran Joe Maddison (played by Kevin Whately) who serves in the Home Guard during the Blitz while his son and son-in-law are enlisted for oversea service.[1]

Cast (main)

  • Kevin Whately as Joe Maddison
  • Sammy Dobson as Sheila Maddison
  • Angela Lonsdale as Polly Maddison
  • James Baxter as Alan Maddison
  • John Woodvine as Father Connolly
  • James Atherton as Tommy Cowell
  • Robson Green as Harry Crawford
  • Melanie Hill as Selina Rutherford
  • Trevor Fox as Eddie Turnbull
  • Nick Versteeg as Billy Nicholson
  • Derek Jacobi as Major Simpson
  • Jackie Phillips as Lily Parkinson
  • Madelaine Newton as Jenny Barlow
  • Charlie Richmond as Sergeant Bull

References

  1. ^ "TV ratings - 19 September: Joe Maddison's War recruits more than 6m viewers". the Guardian. 20 September 2010.
  • Joe Maddison's War at IMDb
  • Sweeting, Adam: Writer Alan Plater on Joe Maddison's War at The Daily Telegraph, 15 October 2010
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