We'll Meet Again (TV series)

We'll Meet Again is a British television drama set in the Second World War. It was produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) for the ITV network and was broadcast in early 1982 in the Friday primetime slot of 9 pm.

We'll Meet Again
GenreDrama
Written byDavid Butler
John Gorrie
David Crane
Directed byTony Wharmby
Christopher Hodson
Peter Creegan
John Reardon
StarringSusannah York
Michael J Shannon
Lou Hirsch
Theme music composerDenis King
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerTony Wharmby
Production companyLondon Weekend Television
Release
Original networkITV
Original release12 February (1982-02-12) –
14 May 1982 (1982-05-14)

Plot

The show, based in a fictional village in East Anglia, was set around the clandestine and illicit love affair between civilian doctor Helen Dereham (played by Susannah York) whose husband was away fighting in Africa and the commanding officer of the nearby USAAF base, Major Jim Kiley (Michael J. Shannon).

Cast

Production

Although a major commission for LWT, the programme was planned for just one series of thirteen hour-long episodes. Production commenced in 1981 with studio scenes filmed at the South Bank Television Centre and location filming in the villages of Lenham and West Malling in the county of Kent. As was standard practice at the time, studio scenes were recorded on 2-inch quadruplex videotape with location scenes shot on 16 mm film and converted to broadcast master tape via telecine. The show was transmitted between February and May 1982. LWT had previously produced Enemy at the Door, a series about the German occupation of Guernsey during the same war, and the two series have a common theme of tension between the locals and the 'intruding' soldiers whose presence affects their ways of life, something which can become obvious when actors play similar roles in similar storylines in both series (most obviously: Ray Smith, as the father of a girl who disapproves of his daughter associating with foreign servicemen).

The show's title was based on the popular wartime song "We'll Meet Again" performed by Dame Vera Lynn. The theme for the show was composed by Denis King. A vocal version was released as a single by Stutz Bear Cats.

Other media

Writer David Butler produced a novel called We'll Meet Again: The End of an Era[1] that continued the story beyond the TV series.

References
  1. Butler, David (1983). We'll Meet Again: The End of an Era. Futura Publications. ISBN 978-0708822883.
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