The Crimson Field is a British period drama television series that was broadcast beginning on BBC One on 6 April 2014. The series shows the lives of medics and the patients at a fictional field hospital in France during the First World War.
Cast
• Rupert Graves as Major Edward Crecy • Oona Chaplin as Kitty Trevelyan • Hermione Norris as Grace Carter • Suranne Jones as Sister Joan Livesey • Kevin Doyle as Lt Col Roland Brett • Kerry Fox as Sister Margaret Quayle • Alex Wyndham as Captain Miles Hesketh-Thorne • Jeremy Swift as Quartermaster Sergeant Reggie Soper • Richard Rankin as Captain Thomas Gillan • Marianne Oldham as Rosalie Berwick • Alice St. Clair as Flora Marshall • Jack Gordon as Orderly Corporal Peter Foley • Liam James Collins as Tommy • Lewis C. Elson as Injured Soldier ==Production==
Production
Originally called The Ark, the series was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen as part of the BBC World War I centenary season. Sarah Phelps, the creator of The Crimson Field said: "I am bouncing off the walls with excitement at having such an extraordinary talented cast, bouncing off the walls." Dyrham Park appeared in scenes as a French hotel. ==Episodes==
Cancellation
The show was cancelled after one season, due to a lacklustre critical and audience response, as well as budgetary considerations towards other BBC series. Phelps revealed she had planned four more seasons. ==See also==