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Privates

Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.
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The Worlds War: Forgotten Soldiers of Empire

British historian David Olusoga, along with other historians, narrates the story of millions of Indian, African and Asian troops who fought and died alongside French and British troops to help win the war against Germany, Austro-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire.
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Rome

A down-to-earth account of the lives of both illustrious and ordinary Romans set in the last days of the Roman Republic.
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Allo Allo!

The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
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Love in Flames of War

During the period of the Republic of China, the cardamom talented girl Lin Hangjing was imprisoned because of her father’s murder. She went to her father’s friend Xiao Dashuai. Although she was under the fence, she was not humble or overbearing. Xiao Beichen, the overbearing three young master of the Xiao family, had bullied her from the very beginning to gradually attracted by her strong independence.
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The Test Case

Captain Shikha Sharma (Nimrat Kaur) is the only woman in a group of Indian Army officers training to join the Special Forces. She is also the first woman to be undertaking the course making her a "test case" for inducting women into combat oriented roles in the Indian Army. The story line revolves around her journey of overcoming challenges at home to biases by her colleagues despite being an intelligent and a highly motivated individual.
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Homefront

Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC. The show was set in the fictional city of River Run, Ohio in 1945, 1946, and 1947. The show's theme song, "Accentuate the Positive", was written by Johnny Mercer and performed by Jack Sheldon. Forty-two episodes were broadcast in the United States over two seasons from 1991 to 1993. TV Guide, Abigail Van Buren, and fans showed determination in getting ABC to continue the show for a third season before it was cancelled.
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Tenko

Based on real-life experiences, Tenko remains one of the most fondly remembered and acclaimed BBC dramas of the early 1980s. It follows a group of women, formerly comfortably well-off ex-pats living in Singapore, as they are captured by the Japanese during World War II.
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World on Fire

The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides of this global conflict as they grapple with the effect of the war on their everyday lives.
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Occupation

A powerful, affecting drama that spans the five years following the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Follow the lives of three soldiers and friends as they deal with the war in Iraq and life back home.
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House of Saddam

The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.
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