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The Night Watch

Set against the turbulent backdrop of London in the 1940's, this adaptation of Sarah Waters' best selling novel, The Night Watch, follows four young Londoners inextricably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexual morality and social convention have been broken down, Kay, Helen, Viv and Duncan enjoy a freedom never experienced before. Moving back in time through the 1940's into the maelstrom of the Blitz, the lives, loves and losses of these four central characters are unravelled. For them, the post-war victory is bittersweet, for it returns them to the margins of society, from which they hoped they had been liberated. In order to build their future they must each make peace with their past.

English
  • Originally Aired July 12, 2011
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
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Name Type Role
Paula Milne Writer
JJ Feild Guest Star
Jodie Whittaker Guest Star
Anna Maxwell Martin Guest Star
Claire Foy Guest Star
Harry Treadaway Guest Star
Richard Laxton Director