Sword of Honour: Men at Arms
by Evelyn Waugh
Dramatised in seven episodes by Jeremy Front
Evelyn Waugh's satirical WW2 masterpiece.
Classic Serial, 29 September to 10 November 2013
160K
Waugh's trilogy of WWII novels mark a high point in his literary career. Originally published as three volumes: Officers and Gentlemen, Men at Arms and Unconditional Surrender they were extensively revised by Waugh, and published as the one-volume Sword of Honour in 1965, in the form in which Waugh himself wished them to be read.
This is a story that continues to delight as we follow the comic and often bathetic adventures of Guy Crouchback. Witty and tragic, engaging and insightful, this work must be counted next to 'Brideshead Revisited' as Waugh's most enduring novel. Like Brideshead, Waugh drew heavily upon his own experiences during WWII. Sword of Honour effortlessly treads the line between the personal and the political - it is at once an indictment of the incompetence of the Allied war effort, and a moving study of one man's journey from isolation to self fulfilment. His adventures are peopled by colourful characters: the eccentric, Apthorpe, one-eyed, Ritchie-Hook, promiscuous, Virginia Troy. At the centre of the novel is Guy for whom we never lose our sympathy as he emerges from his adventures bowed but not broken. From Dakar to Egypt, the Isle of Mugg to the evacuation of Crete, tragedy is leavened by Waugh's acerbic and farcical comedy.
Episode 1 of 7: Men At Arms 1
First broadcast: Sunday 29 September 2013
Guy Crouchback is a man scarred by a broken marriage, searching for a purpose in a modern world, when war breaks out he feels he may have at last found a cause worth fighting for.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback ... Paul Ready
Apthorpe ... Adrian Scarborough
Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook ... Tim Pigott-Smith
Arthur Box-Bender ... Robert Daws
Trimmer ... Lee Ingleby
Ian Kilbannock ... Oliver Chris
Angela ... Priyanga Burford
Tony ... Harry Jardine
Mr Crouchback ... Sean Murray
Major Tickeridge ... Michael Bertenshaw
Mrs Tickeridge ... Joanna Brookes
Leonard ... Arthur Hughes
Daisy ... Georgie Fuller
De Souza ... Joel MacCormack
Sgt Major ... Ben Crowe
Aide ... John Norton
Directed by Sally Avens
Episode 2 of 7: Men At Arms 2
First broadcast: Sunday 06 October 2013
The Halbadiers are yet to see action so Guy spends his time aiding Apthorpe with the concealment of his Thunder box - a portable latrine. And Guy's ex-wife Virginia makes a reappearance in his life.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback ... Paul Ready
Apthorpe ... Adrian Scarborough
Brigadier Ben Ritchie-Hook ... Tim Pigott-Smith
Virginia ... Lydia Leonard
Tickeridge ... Michael Bertenshaw
Tommy ... Nicholas Boulton
Leonard ... Arthur Hughes
De Souza ... Joel MacCormack
Brigadier ... David Seddon
Sgt Major ... Ben Crowe
Crock ... John Norton
Brigade Major ... Sean Murray
Directed by Sally Avens
Episode 3 of 7: Officers and Gentlemen 1
First broadcast: Sunday 13 October 2013
Sent home in disgrace following a misbegotten raid in Dakar, Guy is again looking for useful employment. But his next posting takes him somewhere totally unexpected.
Narrator ..... Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback ..... Paul Ready
Tommy ...... Nicholas Boulton
Jumbo Trotter ..... Rupert Vansittart
Virginia ..... Lydia Leonard
Trimmer ..... Lee Ingleby
Ivor ..... Sam Pamphilon
Chatty Corner ...... Ben Crowe
Katie Campbell ..... Carys Eleri
Mrs Campbell ..... Christine Absalom
Laird ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Adjutant ..... David Seddon
Kilbannock ..... Oliver Chris
ATS Commandant ..... Priyanga Burford
Scots Major ..... Sean Murray
Driver ..... Arthur Hughes
Directed by Marc Beeby.
Episode 4 of 7: Officers and Gentlemen 2
First broadcast: Sunday 20 October 2013
Guy's unit have been posted to Egypt where they are surrounded more by rumour than action. But the chaos of war is approaching.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback ... Paul Ready
Major Hound ... John Dougall
Tommy ... Nicholas Boulton
Ludovic ... Carl Prekopp
Virginia ... Lydia Leonard
Trimmer ... Lee Ingleby
General Whale ... Sean Murray
Kilbannock ... Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock ... Polly Frame
Tickeridge ... Michael Bertenshaw
Sgt Hughes ... Arthur Hughes
Sgt Smiley ... Ben Crowe
Ivor ... Sam Pamphilon
Priest ... John Norton
Greek Woman ... Carys Eleri
Soldier ... Joel MacCormack
Soldier ... David Seddon ...
Directed by Marc Beeby.
Episode 5 of 7: Unconditional Surrender 1
First broadcast: Sunday 27 October 2013
Guy is beginning to lose his idealism about the War.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy Crouchback ... Paul Ready
Virginia ... Lydia Leonard
Arthur Box-Bender ... Robert Daws
Ian Kilbannock ... Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock ... Polly Frame
Mr Crouchback ... Sean Murray
Ludovic ... Carl Prekopp
Loot ... David Seddon
Tommy ... Nicholas Boulton
Julia Stitch ... Christine Kavanagh
Everard Spruce ... Harry Jardine
Major Tickeridge ... Michael Bertenshaw
Oates ... Arthur Hughes
Sapper ... John Norton
Sister ... Carolyn Pickles
Secretary ... Carys Eleri
Directed by Sally Avens
Episode 6 of 7: Unconditional Surrender 2
First broadcast: Sunday 03 November 2013
Guy's military career is revived when he is selected for a mission to Italy. He travels to London to await orders.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy ... Paul Ready
Virginia ... Lydia Leonard
Peregrine ... John Rowe
Ian Kilbannock ... Oliver Chris
Kirstie Kilbannock ... Polly Frame
Ludovic ... Carl Prekopp
Fremantle ... John Norton
Frank De Souza ... Joel MacCormack
Instructor ... Sean Murray
Youth ... Harry Jardine
C.O. ... Arthur Hughes
Orderly ... David Seddon
Directed by Tracey Neale
Episode 7 of 7: Unconditional Surrender 3
First broadcast: Sunday 10 November 2013
After injuring his knee during a parachute jump, Guy believes his wartime experience is at an end, but then he receives orders to fly to Italy on a secret mission.
Narrator ... Tim McInnerny
Guy ... Paul Ready
Virginia ... Lydia Leonard
Peregrine ... John Rowe
Ian Kilbannock ... Oliver Chris
Ritchie-Hook ... Tim Pigott-Smith
Frank De Souza ... Joel MacCormack
Angela ... Priyanga Burford
Arthur Box-Bender ... Robert Daws
Eloise ... Carolyn Pickles
Bakic ... Chris Pavlo
Madame Kanyi ... Mia Soteriou
Loot ... David Seddon
Major Cattermole ... Arthur Hughes
Squadron Leader ... John Norton
Dawkins ... Michael Bertenshaw
Commandant ... Michael Bertenshaw
Elderberry ... Michael Bertenshaw
Priest ... Sean Murray
Gilpin ... Sean Murray
Orderly ... Harry Jardine
Directed by Tracey Neale
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