Joe Maddison's War

19 Sep 2010 (UK)

Tyneside ship-builder Joe Maddison lost his faith in the trenches at the Somme in 1916. Now that World War II has begun, he is too old to enlist alongside his son and son-in-law, and is also in a reserved occupation so, after his wife...

Tyneside ship-builder Joe Maddison lost his faith in the trenches at the Somme in 1916. Now that World War II has begun, he is too old to enlist alongside his son and son-in-law, and is also in a reserved occupation so, after his wife...

Director: Patrick Collerton
Writer: Alan Plater
Stars: Sammy T. Dobson / James Atherton / Angela Lonsdale / James Baxter / Kevin Whately
Genre: Drama / War
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