Synopsis
Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1. The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him
Cast and Crew
Cast: O-T Fagbenle, David Oakes, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Zac Fox, Michael Wildman, Julian Forsyth, Ewan Stewart, Dugald Bruce Lockhart, Christian Roe, Chris Starkie, Chris Starkie, Hamish MacDougall, Jonathan Cullen, Samara MacLaren, Jenny Hulse, Mark Wingett, Kit Young
Writer: Kwame Kwei-Armah (Writer)
Cinematographer: Kelvin Richard
Production Designer: Anna Pritchard, Amanda Craggs
Editor: Anthony Combes
Composer: Debbie Wiseman
Costume Designer: David Crossman
Direction team: Vicki Allen (Second Assistant Director), Alex Rendell (First Assistant Director), Linda Gibson (Script Supervisor), Francesca Farran-Lee (Third Assistant Director)
Producers: Andy Stebbing, Kate Harwood, Ruth Caleb
Production: BBC