On The Field
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2010
- 3 episodes (1 series)
A radio comic drama about British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, by Annie Caulfield. Stars Paul Chahidi and Paul Mundell.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - On The Field: On Leave
Further details
Mahmoud the barber has exchanged Basra for Istanbul, where his old friend Sergeant - now Captain - Billy has ended up as Military Attaché.
After witnessing a traumatic attack while on duty in Kabul, squaddies Kev and Damon opt for some escapism. Kev fancies himself as a secret agent and is obsessed with James Bond. He persuades his friend to join him in visiting Istanbul's famous From Russia With Love film locations. But they discover they're not cut out to follow in Bond's footsteps and Billy and Mahmoud have to pick up the pieces when a tourist trip goes spectacularly wrong.
Billy tries to give the soldiers some worldly wisdom to take back to the front - survival skills more useful than anything they'd learn on the parade ground.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 28th September 2010
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
Paul Chahidi | Mahmoud |
Paul Mundell | Sgt Billy |
Carl Prekopp | Kevin |
Osi Okerafor | Damon |
Sal Ozbay | Yusuf |
Hakan Silahsiz | Nizan Guler |
Annie Caulfield | Writer |
Mary Ward-Lowery | Producer |