The Wipers Times

The Wipers Times (2013)

Released: 2013-09-11 Duration: 1hr 32min
Rating 6.3
In dark times, they chose to make light

Overview

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.

Production Companies

BBC
BBC
Trademark Films

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.616

Directed By

Andy de Emmony

Crew

Director
Andy de Emmony
Writer
Nick Newman
Writer
Ian Hislop
Producer
David Parfitt
Executive Producer
Ivan Mactaggart
Executive Producer
Martin Davidson
Co-Producer
Tim Dennison
Music
Nick Green
Director of Photography
Mark Garrett

TOP CAST

Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin

Roberts

Michael Palin
Michael Palin

General Mitford

Emilia Fox
Emilia Fox

Kate Roberts

Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels

Lieutenant Colonel Howfield

Steve Oram
Steve Oram

Sergeant Harris

Patrick Fitzsymons
Patrick Fitzsymons

Deputy Features Editor

Jarrod Cooke
Jarrod Cooke

Henderson

Colin Ash
Colin Ash

Smith

Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy

Winston Churchill

Emma Little
Emma Little

Field Nurse

Faolan Morgan
Faolan Morgan

Chaplain

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