The Wipers Times
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The Wipers Times

7 / 10 | 1h 32m | United Kingdom
2013 | War
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 humour, 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.

Cast List (21)

Andy De Emmony
Andy De Emmony
Director
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin
Roberts
Patrick FitzSymons
Patrick FitzSymons
Deputy Features Editor
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Julian Rhind-Tutt
Pearson
Steve Oram
Steve Oram
Sergeant Harris
Josh O'Connor
Josh O'Connor
Dodd
Jarrod Cooke
Jarrod Cooke
Henderson
Colin Ash
Colin Ash
Smith
Hugh Skinner
Hugh Skinner
Barnes
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels
Lieutenant Colonel Howfield
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
General Mitford
Richard Doubleday
Richard Doubleday
ADC Bobby
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy
Winston Churchill
Emma Little Lawless
Emma Little Lawless
Field Nurse
Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox
Kate Roberts
Faolan Morgan
Faolan Morgan
Chaplain
Hugh Irvine
Hugh Irvine
British Sargent
Matthew McMillan
Matthew McMillan
German Soldier
Kieron O'Grady
Kieron O'Grady
Pyjama soldier
Ian Hislop
Ian Hislop
Writer
Nick Newman
Nick Newman
Writer

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