Joe Maddison's War | |
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Written by | Alan Plater |
Directed by | Patrick Collerton |
Music by | Kevin Sargent |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Michele Buck Howard Ella Damien Timmer |
Cinematography | Chris Seager |
Editor | Michael Harrowes |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Production company | Mammoth Screen |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 19 September 2010 |
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]