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Back Home

7.5/10
TMDB2 votes
Original: 98 min

The war in Europe is over, but the one at home has only just begun. The Second World War is ending and throughout Britain, evacuees are returning home to their families - but not the families they remember. Like so many other women, Peggy’s life has been transformed by the war. Living and working with good friends, she is happier than she has been for years. Yet Peggy’s life is not the only one changed by the war. Her daughter, Rusty, has just returned from the U.S., where she has been living as an evacuee for the last five years. After so long abroad, her home in England has become unrecognizable. Just as Peggy begins to restore normal family bonds, her husband returns from the war, damaged and desperate to make everything as it was before. Adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight, Mister Tom, Back Home is the story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.

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About Back Home

Back Home (2001) is a film in the tv movie, drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Sarah Lancashire, Jessica Fox, Stephanie Cole, Jack Pierce.

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Original language
Runtime
98 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
ITV, Danny Rose Productions, Strand Productions, Lucky Dog Productions
Directors
Writers
Brian Finch, Geoff Deane, Philip Palmer

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What is Back Home about?

The war in Europe is over, but the one at home has only just begun. The Second World War is ending and throughout Britain, evacuees are returning home to their families - but not the families they remember. Like so many other women, Peggy’s life has been transformed by the war. Living and working with good friends, she is happier than she has been for years. Yet Peggy’s life is not the only one changed by the war. Her daughter, Rusty, has just returned from the U.S., where she has been living as an evacuee for the last five years. After so long abroad, her home in England has become unrecognizable. Just as Peggy begins to restore normal family bonds, her husband returns from the war, damaged and desperate to make everything as it was before. Adapted from the novel by Michelle Magorian, author of Goodnight, Mister Tom, Back Home is the story of a family who struggle to make sense of their new lives in a world irrevocably altered by the far-reaching effects of war.

Who stars in Back Home?

Sarah Lancashire, Jessica Fox, Stephanie Cole, Jack Pierce, Rosemary Leach, Adrian Lukis. See the cast cards above for character names.

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