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The Crimson Field
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
- Created by:
- Sarah Phelps
- Cast:
- Hermione Norris, Oona Chaplin, Richard Rankin, Marianne Oldham
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Network:
- BBC One
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E01
Episode 1
★ 6.8Episode 1
2014-04-06 · 60mThree young VAD's (Voluntary Aid Detachments) go to Hospital 25A near the front in Boulogne. However, it isn't what the trio expect and lots of troubled events occur along the way.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.2Episode 2
2014-04-13 · 60mGrace realises that something is up with Kitty as she keeps her distance. A Major wakes up from the verge of death, still badly wounded he also has to find out that his troops have been decimated. The hospital prepares itself for a convoy of new patients.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Episode 3
2014-04-20 · 60mParanoia is rife as the hospital anticipates the court martial of a patient. Thomas's pioneering system brings him into conflict with a senior officer.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 6.5Episode 4
2014-04-27 · 60mA band of patients known as the Lucky 13 lift spirits in the hospital but one holds a secret which could threaten their safety. The return of a patient spells trouble for Margaret.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.0Episode 5
2014-05-04 · 60mA hostile patient forms a connection with Grace as she recalls her time in India, and Joan risks everything as she awaits a response from her fiancé.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.0Episode 6
2014-05-11 · 60mThe hospital is thrown into disarray as Joan faces a charge of aiding the enemy.
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Hermione Norris
Matron Grace Carter
Oona Chaplin
Kitty Trevelyan
Richard Rankin
Captain Thomas Gillan
Marianne Oldham
Rosalie Berwick
Alice St. Clair
Flora Marshall
Suranne Jones
Sister Joan Livesey
Kevin Doyle
Lieutenant Colonel Roland Brett
Alex Wyndham
Captain Miles Hesketh-Thorne
Jack Gordon
Corporal Peter Foley
Jeremy Swift
QMS Reggie Soper