2013 The Wipers Times

Ben plays Lieutenant Colonel Howfield

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INFORMATION

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Credits
Role    Cast
Fred Roberts   Ben Chaplin
Jack Pearson   Julian Rhind-Tutt
General Mitford   Michael Palin
Lieutnant Colonel Howfield   Ben Daniels
Kate Roberts   Emilia Fox
Harris   Steve Oram
Barnes   Hugh Skinner
Dodd   Josh O’Connor
Henderson   Jarrod Cooke
Smith   Colin Ash
ADC Bobby   Richard Doubleday
Churchill   Paul Kennedy
Field Nurse   Emma Little
Chaplain   Faolan Morgan
Writer   Ian Hislop
Writer   Nick Newman
Producer   David Parfitt
Director   Andy de Emmony

Genre: War – 90 minutes

Release Date: 11 September 2013

Plot

When Captain Fred Roberts discovered a printing press in the ruins of Ypres, Belgium in 1916, he decided to publish a satirical magazine called The Wipers Times – “Wipers” being army slang for Ypres. Full of gallows humor, The Wipers Times was poignant, subversive and very funny. Produced literally under enemy fire and defying both authority and gas attacks, the magazine proved a huge success with the troops on the Western Front. It was, above all, a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. In his spare time Roberts also managed to win the Military Cross for gallantry.

REVIEWS

primetime.unrealitytv.co.uk September 11th, 2013 by Matt D.

“The Wipers Times: Ben Chaplin and Julian Rhind-Tutt shine in Ian Hislop’s tribute to a satirical wartime paper“

[…] Also worthy of a mention is Ben Daniels as the haughty Howfield, whose efforts to shut down the paper are constantly thwarted. […]

http://www.theartsdesk.com/tv/wipers-times-bbc-two by Tom BirchenoughWednesday, 11 September 2013

“The Wipers Times, BBC Two“

[…] This prompted the apoplectic Lt Col Howfield (Ben Daniels) to cry downright insubordination, suggesting that all concerned should be be flogged (well, almost), but his rage was mitigated by his senior officer General Mitford […]

LINKS & SOURCES

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01d0zrj The Wipers Times BBC Two official page

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wipers-Times-BBC-DVD DVD Region 2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wipers-Times-Complete-Newspaper collection of newspapers