| When We Go to War | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Gavin Strawhan Briar Grace-Smith Rachel Lang |
| Directed by | Peter Burger |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Tom McLeod |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | DJ Stipsen |
| Editor | Eric de Beus |
| Production company | Jump Film & TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV One |
| Release | 26 April – 24 May 2015 |
When We Go to War is a 2015 television drama miniseries from New Zealand directed by Peter Burger. The series uses fictional characters to depict the impact of the First World War on New Zealanders at home as well as in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the Gallipoli Campaign and in Egypt. The series premiered in 2015, the centenary year of the Gallipoli campaign, with its first two episodes aired together during the ANZAC day holiday weekend. [1]
The six one-hour episodes were commissioned and broadcast by TVNZ. Each episode is framed around a letter written by one of six young men and women, who, in 1914 on the eve of World War I, are full of plans and dreams. [2] [3] [4] Studio filming was undertaken at Studio West in West Auckland. [5]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | N.Z. viewers (millions) [6] |
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| 1 | "Bea's Letter" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan | 26 April 2015 | 314,820 |
| 2 | "Manaaki's Letter" | Peter Burger | Briar Grace-Smith, Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan | 26 April 2015 | 314,820 |
| 3 | "Harry's Letter" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan, Briar Grace-Smith and Rachel Lang | 3 May 2015 | 305,820 |
| 4 | "Awa's Letter" | Peter Burger | Rachel Lang | 10 May 2015 | 273,310 |
| 5 | "Charles' Letter" | Peter Burger | Gavin Strawhan | 17 May 2015 | 267,450 |
| 6 | "Cissy's Letter" | Peter Burger | Rachel Lang | 24 May 2015 | 284,840 |