The Crimson Field

The Crimson Field is a British period drama television series that was broadcast beginning on BBC One on 6 April 2014. The series shows the lives of medics and the patients at a fictional field hospital in France during the First World War.[1][2]

The Crimson Field
GenreDrama
Written bySarah Phelps
Directed by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
  • Anne Pivcevic
  • Sarah Phelps
ProducerAnnie Tricklebank
CinematographyMatt Gray BSC
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC Drama Production
Release
Original network
Original release6 April (2014-04-06) –
11 May 2014 (2014-05-11)

Cast
Cast of The Crimson Field

Production

Originally called The Ark, the series was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen[3][4] as part of the BBC World War I centenary season. Sarah Phelps, the creator of The Crimson Field said: "I am bouncing off the walls with excitement at having such an extraordinary talented cast, bouncing off the walls."[3]

Filming began in August 2013. The Historic Dockyard Chatham and HMS Gannet featured in the first episode of the series doubling as the Port of Boulogne, France.[5] Dyrham Park appeared in scenes as a French hotel.

Episodes
No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [6]
1"Episode 1"David EvansSarah Phelps6 April 2014 (2014-04-06)7.83
2"Episode 2"David EvansSarah Phelps13 April 2014 (2014-04-13)6.89
3"Episode 3"Richard ClarkSarah Phelps20 April 2014 (2014-04-20)6.31
4"Episode 4"Richard ClarkSarah Phelps27 April 2014 (2014-04-27)6.25
5"Episode 5"Thaddeus O'SullivanSarah Phelps4 May 2014 (2014-05-04)6.01
6"Episode 6"Thaddeus O'SullivanSarah Phelps11 May 2014 (2014-05-11)6.33

Cancellation

The show was cancelled after one series, due to a lacklustre critical and audience response, as well as budgetary considerations towards other BBC series.[7] Phelps revealed she had planned four more series.

See also

References
  1. "BBC reveals 2,500-hour World War I season". BBC News. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. Vincent, Alice (7 August 2013). "Hermione Norris, Oona Chaplin and Suranne Jones in cast of field hospital drama, The Ark". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. "Cast announced for Sarah Phelps' new First World War drama series, The Crimson Field". BBC. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  4. "Casting announced for WWI drama The Ark". BBC. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. Kent Film Office. "Kent Film Office The Crimson Field Film Focus".
  6. "BARB Top 30s".
  7. Dowell, Ben (10 June 2014). "BBC1 axes First World War drama The Crimson Field". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
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