Joe Maddison's War

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Joe Maddison's War
Directed byPatrick Collerton
Written by Alan Plater
Produced byMichele Buck
Howard Ella
Damien Timmer
CinematographyChris Seager
Edited byMichael Harrowes
Music byKevin Sargent
Production
company
Distributed by ITV
Release date
  • 19 September 2010 (2010-09-19)(location)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish


Joe Maddison's War is a 2010 television film written by Alan Plater about strained family and social relations in wartime. Directed by Patrick Collerton and filmed partly on location in South Shields, it presents a view of World War II through the eyes of shipyard worker and World War I veteran Joe Maddison (played by Kevin Whately) who serves in the Home Guard during the Blitz while his son and son-in-law are enlisted for oversea service. [1]

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  1. "TV ratings - 19 September: Joe Maddison's War recruits more than 6m viewers". the Guardian. 20 September 2010.