Warriors (1999 TV series)

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Warriors
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VHS cover
GenreWar drama
Written byLeigh Jackson
Directed byPeter Kosminsky
Starring
Theme music composerDebbie Wiseman
ComposerDebbie Wiseman
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Executive producersGareth Neame
Jane Tranter
ProducerNigel Stafford-Clark
Production locationCzech Republic
CinematographyRichard Greatrex
EditorChris Risdale
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original networkBBC One
Picture format16:9
Audio formatStereo
Original release20 November (1999-11-20) –
21 November 1999 (1999-11-21)

Warriors is a British television drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis and Ioan Gruffudd. It was screened on BBC One on 20 and 21 November 1999.[1] The serial tells the story of a group of British peacekeepers serving in a peacekeeping operation of the UNPROFOR in Vitez, in Bosnia during the Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing in 1993.[2] The serial was released on VHS on 29 November 1999.[3] On 7 January 2004 the serial was issued on DVD in the Netherlands.[4]

The film emphasises the contradictions of the mandate of the peacekeepers, and the psychological trauma that they sustain while being forced to observe atrocities perpetrated against civilians without being able to intervene, and being subject to deliberate provocations against which they are unable to retaliate. The ironic title of the programme is taken from the name of the armoured vehicle used by the British forces, the FV 510 Warrior. Music for the serial was written by Debbie Wiseman.[5][6] When it aired in the United States, the serial was re-titled Peacekeepers.

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Sources and references[edit]

  1. ^ a b Wives wins at awards show, BBC
  2. ^ Warriors, IMDb[user-generated source]
  3. ^ "Warriors". Amazon UK. 29 November 1999.
  4. ^ Warriors [1999] [Dutch Import] [DVD]: Amazon.co.uk: Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis, Cal Macaninch, Darren Morfitt, Shaun Dooley, Tom Ward, Sheyla Shehovich, Jodhi May, Peter Kosminsky, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Macfadyen: DVD & Blu-ray. ASIN 9076818916.
  5. ^ Reviews, debbiewiseman.co.uk
  6. ^ January 2000 Film Music CD Reviews
  7. ^ Prix Italia, Winners 1949 - 2010, RAI Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Dame Thora's awards double, BBC

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