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Love Letters from the Front



Synopsis:

Drama series exploring World War I and the tragedies of war through the love letters of two young lovers


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Episodes:

Episode 137

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:59:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The final episode in the series.

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Episode 136

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:59:00 +0000

Major WWI drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart. Eric relives the horror of seeing the face of a driver trapped under three horses.

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Episode 135

Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:59:00 +0000

A major WWI drama series. 'Heavens. When I think of the poor infantry who have to stay for long hours... in absolute freezing cold.'.

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Episode 134

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:59:00 +0000

A major WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The dugout collapses as water destroys the trench.

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Episode 133

Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:59:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart. 'I can feel the wonderful thrill of real love go through me as I kiss your lips'.

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Episode 132

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. German troops advance on Eric and his men.

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Episode 131

Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major WWI drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart. Eric ponders over the casualties of war and the mounting number of new graves.

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Episode 130

Wed, 19 Oct 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. Eric seeks consolation in his distress - 'Oh, lady mine. Think. It's nearly 19 months since I came out here. When will the nightmare end?'.

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Episode 129

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart. Eric stands glued to the spot as a plane comes crashing towards him.

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Episode 128

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. Eric tries to reassure Phyllis - 'You seem so dreadfully frightened for some reason, but whatever it may be, I will come to you...'.

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Episode 127

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. 'Was wakened at 3.45am by a torrent of water on my shoulders and feet. Oh! The devil, what a life this is'.

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Episode 126

Thu, 13 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series. The conditions worsen as the wagons are stuck in the mud up to their axles.

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Episode 125

Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric is on the wagon trail as the terrible conditions continue.

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Episode 124

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. 'My god! What a place'.

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Episode 123

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The soldiers capture a German prisoner.

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Episode 122

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. The casualties mount up as Eric wonders when he will get home - as his heart, 'thumps for the only lady in the world.'.

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Episode 121

Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series. Eric continues to be bombarded by shells and is nearly buried alive.

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Episode 120

Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. 'I am sending you a souvenir. It's the shoulder title of the greatcoat of a dead Boche. I cut it off myself the other day.'.

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Episode 119

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. Decomposed bodies surround Eric as he struggles to continue.

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Episode 118

Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. 'Oh! Lady mine, it's just awful: the dead are lying all over the place; it's simply a ghastly sight.'.

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Episode 117

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. Eric dreads the thought of going into action again, but it is not far off.

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Episode 116

Thu, 29 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series. Eric feels like a 'selfish brute' after writing a harsh letter, but still wants to 'drive the nasty little devil in you away'.

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Episode 115

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. 'This ghastly din goes on, day in day out, and to top it all I haven't had a letter for eleven whole days.'.

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Episode 114

Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. It has been three months since Eric was last with Phyllis. A photograph is his only company.

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Episode 113

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. 'I don't quite know what I feel like today. We have just buried dear old Burrows. He died last night about 5.50.'.

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Episode 112

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Eric is caught in a bitter battle at the front.

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Episode 111

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 10:59:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series. Eric casts his mind back: 'There was a lovely drawing room with a piano in it. We made an awful row and had a dance'.

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Episode 110

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:57:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of an English soldier and his Irish sweetheart. Eric reports that censorship might restrict his letters to Phyllis.

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Episode 109

Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series. Eric tells Phyllis: 'I seem to be much, much further away from my lady now, and the letters are few and far between'.

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Episode 108

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Major new WWI drama series. Eric suffers from the non-stop flies - 'The flies here are awful; there are millions and millions of them. They persist in crawling over my head'.

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Episode 107

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Major new WWI drama series. Eric speaks of the pain of losing a close friend - 'There are thousands, thousands more that will have to go before it's all over'.

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Episode 106

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series. Eric tells Phyllis - 'What a funny thing it was that that you opened the book of the army list...'.

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Episode 105

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Eric is haunted by the wailings of a shell-shocked soldier.

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Episode 104

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Eric is nearly blind and struggles to write.

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Episode 103

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Major new World War One drama series. Eric is despondent - 'I shall not be allowed to read or write. I really don't know how long I could go on like that'.

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Episode 102

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:56:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. As war rages, Eric struggles to find time to write.

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Episode 101

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Phyllis learns that Eric is practically penniless.

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Episode 100

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Eric's mind wanders to thought of being reunited with Phyllis.

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Episode 99

Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. Eric recounts a moving moment - 'I took his hand...'.

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Episode 98

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major WWI drama series telling the true love story of English soldier Eric Appleby and his Irish sweetheart Phyllis Kelly. A death in the family brings heartache for Phyllis.

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Episode 97

Fri, 02 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

'I had to fire about 15 times at machine guns which were causing trouble all night. Then at about 12:30 a terrific bombardment started on our right'.

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Episode 96

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric is left in darkness, with another move forward planned.

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Episode 95

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

'How much happiness seems to rest on that little word, "Yes" and how much misery I would have gone through had it been, "No"', Eric tells Phyllis.

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Episode 94

Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Even though he feels wretched and is sleeping rough, Eric is delighted to be engaged to Phyllis.

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Episode 93

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric wonders how Phyllis will tell the world about their engagement - 'Why couldn't I have been with you when you have to tell the world that you're engaged?'.

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Episode 92

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric asks Phyllis to marry him. What will she say?

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Episode 91

Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Phyllis hears that Eric has had his fill of war - 'I've had my fill of this war, but at the same time, the beastly Hun has to be thoroughly licked'.

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Episode 90

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric frets about the possibility of never seeing Phyllis again.

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Episode 89

Tue, 23 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric confides to Phyllis - 'It almost makes me want to get wounded so that I could be with you for more than a few days'.

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Episode 88

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

The chaos caused by the Easter Rising leaves Eric fearing for Phyllis.

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Episode 77

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:44:00 +0000

Eric tells Phyllis of his despair as his men plunder and steal from local towns - including a precious crucifix.

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Episode 76

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:39:00 +0000

With a move towards the Dardanelles, Eric hears of the danger ahead.

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Episode 75

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:34:00 +0000

Eric expresses his fears to Phyllis that he might not survive - 'At times I get the most horrible doubts and fears that something might happen to stop me'.

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Episode 74

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 06:25:00 +0000

Eric loses his gun behind German lines after it's used to kill German soldier.

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Episode 87

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric enters hospital telling Phyllis: 'I am the most unlucky devil that ever walked this earth in many ways...'.

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Episode 86

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric is outraged by a letter he receives from Phyllis - 'How dare you say there is not much use in writing letters...'.

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Episode 85

Wed, 17 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric realises that Phyllis has been cut off during the Easter Rising.

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Episode 84

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric tells Phyllis: 'Phyl, I am most terribly afraid something awful may have happened to you. Heaven knows what those brutes may be doing to you'.

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Episode 83

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 10:55:00 +0000

The Easter Rising in Dublin causes Eric to wonder about Phyllis's safety at home.

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Episode 82

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Eric asks Phyllis - 'Do you want your Englishman as he is you? It's just the awful "want, want" feeling which will never leave me.'.

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Episode 81

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Weather conditions start to take their toll as Eric reveals to Phyllis that he has to walk through 12 miles of mud each day.

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Episode 80

Wed, 10 Aug 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Phyllis hears how Eric's days drag on - 'The days seem to drag and drag and there seems to be no ending to this weary road. No house in sight where one could rest'.

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Episode 79

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Eric is left heartbroken after leave to see Phyllis is cancelled and he faces more wearying warfare.

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Episode 78

Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:56:00 +0000

'I am going to write just a little to let you know I am still alive. Why am I such an unlucky bloke?' - Eric sends a heartfelt message to Phyllis.

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Episode 73

Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:57:00 +0000

'I remember you saying in a very low, quiet voice, "Eric you mustn't". 'It was the first time you had ever called me by my name'.

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Episode 72

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric seeks reassurance from Phyllis as he asks: 'Will you be watching for me as the train comes past at the end of the garden?'.

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Episode 71

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

As shells burst all around, Eric explains what it's like to be in full view of the German lines.

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Episode 70

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:57:00 +0000

Eric is candid about Phyllis's love for singing - 'Phyl, I have told you before. I hate your singing, or rather your love for it, because it seems to be my rival.'.

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Episode 69

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:52:00 +0000

As the pelting rain makes life wretched, Eric and Phyllis realise they can't escape the grim reality of war.

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Episode 68

Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric is in sombre mood - 'Phyl, when will this cursed war ever end? Everything seems to be going wrong all at once'.

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Episode 67

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric ventures through the ruins of a town as machine guns fire around him.

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Episode 66

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric shares his regret about war and what it's meant for their love - 'I used to think I was your knight and I was going to fight for you...'.

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Episode 65

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric describes what it's like at the front, with the trenches set alight with shell bursts and rockets.

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Episode 64

Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric recounts the latest action at the front - 'This place is never quiet now; even at nights there is someone firing'.

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Episode 63

Mon, 18 Jul 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric's hope of leave to see Phyllis is dashed. 'A message came in and what do you think it said? All leave is stopped.'.

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Episode 62

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

As another period of leave seems certain, Eric dreams of meeting Phyllis again in her home town of Athlone.

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Episode 61

Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Cold and harsh conditions on the front line begin to take their toll on Eric.

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Episode 60

Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

'I have just been looking at the army list and I find that I am 122nd on it; that isn't much when there are about 2,000 second lieutenants'.

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Episode 59

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric leaves the trenches and ventures into a nearby village, where he is appalled by the devastation wreaked by war.

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Episode 58

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:53:00 +0000

Amid unrelenting anti-aircraft fire, Eric reflects on the meaning of a piece of paper which Phyllis has kissed.

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Episode 57

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis reflect on an uncertain future - 'Do you know that, low down in me, I have a horrible idea that it will go on for years and years?'.

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Episode 56

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 12:31:00 +0000

Eric is assigned to horse duties and takes the men on gun drill, shouting himself almost speechless in the process.

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Episode 55

Wed, 06 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Phyllis unsettles Eric by saying he 'isn't at all a charming person'.

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Episode 54

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

As the absence from Phyllis lengthens and the battle grinds on, Eric begins to lose hope.

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Episode 53

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric gives Phyllis an account of a bloody attack by German troops - 'We waited a while, then saw one figure, then two, three and four. They were the remainder of the patrol'.

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Episode 52

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis are left reeling after a German patrol attacks and inflicts large casualties.

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Episode 51

Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric discloses to Phyllis that he has been ordered to head into no man's land.

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Episode 50

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric begins to lose hope of meeting Phyllis again.

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Episode 49

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric wishes for an end to the war that is preventing him and Phyllis being together.

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Episode 48

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric is given alarming news of imminent action ahead.

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Episode 47

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

To escape the horrors of war, Eric dreams of spending a night at the opera with Phyllis.

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Episode 46

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Back in the trenches, the reality of the conditions of war resumes - 'At present my hands are so cold that they hardly form the letters properly'.

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Episode 45

Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric asks Phyllis for her forgiveness after kissing her in public and is stung by her harsh words expressing 'disgust'.

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Episode 44

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric remembers the precious time spent with Phyllis - his 'treasure' - away from the trenches.

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Episode 43

Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis relive the tender moments of their brief encounter - "Do you remember saying, as I drew you close to me to kiss you a second time, 'Eric, don't'?".

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Episode 42

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis meet - 'What a dear, dear day that was. But it went so horribly quickly. I was worried that I didn't give you a last kiss...'.

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Episode 41

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 10:56:00 +0000

Eric is on his way to Dublin to see his darling Phyllis.

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Episode 40

Wed, 15 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis share thoughts of a tender moment - 'I knew you did care a bit, so I came to you..'.

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Episode 39

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

As the chance of leave gets tantalisingly close, Eric longs to see Phyllis again.

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Episode 38

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

Eric and Phyllis discuss their feelings for each other - 'Turn back will I never do. It would break my heart if I lost your love now'.

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Episode 37

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

The bullets rain down as Eric and Phyllis consider their future.

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Episode 36

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

The thought of three and a half 'love days' together give Eric and Phyllis the will to continue.

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Episode 35

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:00:00 +0000

With the chance of being home and closer to Phyllis in sight, Eric dreams of leaving war behind.

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Episode 34

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

In this episode, Eric confides to Phyllis that the harsh conditions at the front are making him miserable and affecting his health.

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Episode 33

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

In this episode, German heavy shelling inflicts casualties on Eric's battalion.

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Episode 32

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis try to keep up their spirits - 'Thank you my dear, dear, love for all your prayers - I do need them so much at present'.

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Episode 31

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Trapped in the trenches with no hope of seeing Phyllis, Eric reaches his lowest ebb so far.

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Episode 30

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric feels devastated when all leave is suspended and his chance to see Phyllis in Athlone or Liverpool disappears.

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Episode 29

Tue, 31 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The joy of a possible visit home to Liverpool and Athlone sets Eric to thinking even more of Phyllis.

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Episode 28

Mon, 30 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric tells Phyllis of the unrelenting German bombing, causing ammunition to explode close by.

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Episode 27

Fri, 27 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis speak of the power of their feelings and the circumstances they find themselves in - 'My soul felt as though it had left my body and was very near to you and I loved you, adored you and, though I shame to say it, idolised you'.

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Episode 26

Thu, 26 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric tells Phyllis of his narrow escape after a bomb explodes - 'I saw the brute burst and it was only 15ft away...'.

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Episode 25

Wed, 25 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis share their deepest thoughts - 'Want you! Why, my love, it is all that is worth living for now. You and nothing else'.

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Episode 24

Tue, 24 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis contemplate the uncertain future - 'God knows, there may never be one for me'.

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Episode 23

Mon, 23 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric is disappointed as he waits to receive a letter from Phyllis.

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Episode 22

Fri, 20 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric visits the graves of the fallen and wonders will he share the same fate of dying in action.

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Episode 21

Thu, 19 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Surrounded by the grim reality of war, Eric daydreams from the trenches of taking Phyllis for a leisurely boat trip.

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Episode 20

Wed, 18 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric relives the drama of a suspected German gas attack.

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Episode 19

Tue, 17 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric yearns for Phyllis as feelings of love return to their letters.

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Episode 18

Mon, 16 May 2016 10:57:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Cruel words from Phyllis cause an outburst from Eric.

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Episode 17

Fri, 13 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis feel the stress of being apart - 'I can't make out why I have not heard from you for six days...'.

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Episode 16

Thu, 12 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. As the casualties mount around him, Eric confides to Phyllis the horrors of war that he has personally witnessed.

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Episode 15

Wed, 11 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. On the centenary of the Battle of Waterloo, Eric loses a friend and shares his thoughts about war with Phyllis.

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Episode 14

Tue, 10 May 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric and Phyllis exchange views by letter on what they think about marriage - 'I'm afraid I don't agree with you at all about the question of marriage'.

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Episode 13

Sat, 07 May 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric endures another near miss which makes him realise how close he came to death and losing Phyllis.

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Episode 12

Fri, 06 May 2016 11:00:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. On his birthday and in spite of his love for Phyllis, Eric is at his lowest and loneliest ebb.

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Episode 11

Thu, 05 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric is plagued by doubts about whether, and why, Phyllis even likes him, let alone is in love with him.

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Episode 10

Wed, 04 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric's love for Phyllis is the only thing that allows him to endure the horror of war.

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Episode 9

Tue, 03 May 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The constant bombardment from the enemy becomes almost too much for Eric to bear.

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Episode 8

Mon, 02 May 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The romance hits the rocks as Eric and Phyllis row by letter.

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Episode 7

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Death strikes Eric's battalion as he remembers his first encounter with Phyllis.

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Episode 6

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. The relationship between Phyllis and Eric deepens as troops receive new kit to protect them against a new enemy - the risk of a gas attack.

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Episode 5

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric moves to a new dugout and paints a vivid picture for Phyllis of life at the front.

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Episode 4

Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:55:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric experiences a near miss as the bombardment increases and has to choose a horse as his steed.

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Episode 3

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:57:00 +0000

From the trenches, Eric reminisces about one of their earlier dances, whilst under attack from the enemy.

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Episode 2

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric battles jealousy as well as the enemy.

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Episode 1

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:56:00 +0000

A major new World War One drama series telling the true love story of English soldier, Eric Appleby, and his Irish sweetheart, Phyllis Kelly. Eric writes to Phyllis from the front line.

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