Over Here (TV series)

This article is about the 1996 2-part TV serial drama. For the 1974 musical, see Over Here!

Over Here
Genre	World War II, Comedy drama
Written by	John Sullivan
Directed by	Tony Dow
Starring	Samuel West Martin Clunes
Composer	Graham Jarvis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	John Sullivan
Producer	Jacinta Peel
Running time	185 min
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	7 April (1996-04-07) – 8 April 1996 (1996-04-08)

Over Here is a 2-part television drama made in 1996 by the BBC for BBC1 from 7 to 8 April 1996, this comedy-drama serial chronicling the lives of US Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crews on a Royal Air Force Spitfire base during World War II. Samuel West starred as the RAF pilot Archie Bunting. Martin Clunes starred as Group Captain Barker; a man who flinches at the mention of, and has an inability to say the word, "Luftwaffe".

Plot

In the early stages of their involvement in World War II a squadron of American bombers are en route to England. Due to an air raid their destination, a new base, is unavailable and they have to divert to a nearby base, RAF Lytchmere. News then reaches the inbound crews of unserviceable RADAR equipment and because of which the squadron is almost attacked by Archie Bunting. The personnel infrastructure leads to the overcrowding at RAF Lytchmere with the arrival of the Americans and various petty conflicts arise. The series is loosely based on an idea for a novel by Earnest Maxim, which was to be entitled Buddy & Chum'.'

Locations

Location venues for the filming were the village of Castle Acre, RAF West Raynham and RAF Sculthorpe, Wolterton Hall, and Kimberley Hall in the English county of Norfolk.

Historical accuracy

The series contains many historical inaccuracies.

External links

• Over Here at IMDb
• Over Here at AllMovie
• Over Here at British Comedy Guide