Rent Joe Maddison's War (2010)
3.6 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- Joe Maddison (Kevin Whately) is a shipyard worker who feels past his prime - too old to serve in the war, he's shaken when his wife runs away with a naval officer. Needing a new direction, Joe reluctantly volunteers for the Home Guard alongside his friend Harry (Robson Green), a decision which takes them both on a journey of self discovery.
- Actors:
- Sammy T. Dobson, James Atherton, Angela Lonsdale, James Baxter, Kevin Whately, John Woodvine, Robson Green, Trevor Fox, Niek Versteeg, Derek Jacobi, Jackie Phillips, Madelaine Newton, Charlie Richmond, Judi Earl, Sharon Percy
- Directors:
- Patrick Collerton
- Producers:
- Howard Ella
- Writers:
- Alan Plater
- Studio:
- ITV
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
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A Corner of War - Joe Maddison's War review by CH
On the face of it, this last work by Alan Plater is undemanding. It is, in fact, an affecting account of a North-West shipyard worker - Kevin Wheatley - who was traumatised by thr Somme into abandoning religion. Meanwhile, with thr outbreak of another war, his Catholic wife leaves him for a sailor, and he finds some respite from this in the Home Guard which includes Marxist-leaning colleague Robson Green. A plot about subordination works in tandem with his finding love amidst the falling bombs.
Perios detail - houses, clothes, music - are well managed. One is drawn in by these eighty minutes - a corner of war which perhaps resonates more than thr familiar newsreel by which it is intrtleaved.
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