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
O-T Fagbenle
Walter Tull
David Oakes
Oswald Hennessey
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Daniel Tull
Zac Fox
Young Soldier
Michael Wildman
Edward Tull
Julian Forsyth
Rev. Dr. Stevenson
Ewan Stewart
Sgt Fuller
Dugald Bruce Lockhart
Capt. Coombes
Christian Roe
Pte William Cooper
Chris Starkie
Pte. Sebastian Wills, Pte. Sebastian Willis
Hamish MacDougall
Pte. Christopher Hummins
Jonathan Cullen
Lt. Col. Baxter
Samara MacLaren
Connie MacPherson
Jenny Hulse
Joanne McSween
Mark Wingett
Football Team Manager
Kit Young
Young Edward (as Chris Young)
Crew
Alrick Riley
Director
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Writer
Esther Springer
Script Editor
Anthony Combes
Editor
Vicky Tooms
Assistant Editor
Kelvin Richard
Director of Photography
Dan Coles
Colorist
Alex Rendell
First Assistant Director
Vicki Allen
Second Assistant Director
Francesca Farran-Lee
Third Assistant Director
Kate Harwood
Executive Producer
Ruth Caleb
Producer
Andy Stebbing
Line Producer
Tom Bowyer
Production Design
Richard Philpott
Camera Operator
Anthony Stanier
Camera Operator
Warren Buckingham
Camera Operator
Chris 'Froggy' Cole
Camera Operator
Glenn Bexfield
Casting
Jane Deitch
Casting
David Crossman
Costume Design
Neil Murphy
Costumer
Esther St John Gray
Costumer
Paul Boyce
Makeup Designer
Jayne Greenwood
Makeup Artist
Faye Aydin
Makeup Artist
Richard Lewis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Barker
Sound Recordist
Chinna Boapeah
Boom Operator
Eugene Grobler
Lighting Technician
Dominic Aronin
Lighting Technician
Mark Holt
Special Effects
Chris Reynolds
Special Effects
Debbie Wiseman
Original Music Composer
Eve Walker
Production Accountant
Pat Dunne
Set Designer
Linda Gibson
Script Supervisor
Rupert Bray
Location Manager
Andy Bradford
Stunt Coordinator
Paul Carter
Property Master
Paul Jarvis
Gaffer
Cass Marks
Production Manager
Anna Pritchard
Art Direction
Amanda Craggs
Art Direction
Yoko Lytle
Production Secretary
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