Meet The Characters

Private Joesph Densmoor

Played by Harry Burke

Joseph is a good man, has a big heart and forges deep connections with people. In England, there was a huge expectation on men to jump at the chance to go  to war. If you weren’t in France, you were publicly branded a coward  and shamed. Joseph is an example of someone who is pushed into signing up by society, despite being intelligent enough to see no glory in the  violence. He struggles with the knowledge that he doesn’t fit the strong male provider role that he was raised to aspire to be. Wrestling with all of that makes him doubt himself when struggling to do the right thing, being true to himself and releasing the captive German.

Lance Corporal Bill Bray

Played By Thomas Davidson

Bill is a complex character. He is angry, stubborn and misunderstood.  Hiding homosexuality was a huge struggle in these times. Coming to terms with  it was even harder. To then find someone else in the same situation and  fall in love is some luck. When we meet Bill, he has just had all this  ripped away from him, with the death of his "close friend” George. This has launched a personal vendetta against every German he encounters. He is challenged in this story when he has to reconnect with his compassion to understand Joseph’s motives.

Josef

Played By David Bruckner

Josef is a young German soldier forced into the war, trying to survive. Josef crosses the path of Joseph and  Bill when scouting an area under English command. Once captured we  realise who he is, a scared young boy who missed home - more importantly  his mother.

Colonel Webb

Played By John Tueart

More than being a vessel for the boys to go on their journey, Colonel Webb is the figure of authority that threatens to come crashing down on Joseph should he decide to let Josef go. He represents all the brutality of the WW1 Generals and Colonels that sent hundreds of thousands of men to die – with the only other option being shot for cowardice.