Warriors (1999 TV series)
| Warriors | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Written by | Leigh Jackson [1] |
| Directed by | Peter Kosminsky[1] |
| Starring | Matthew Macfadyen[1] Ioan Gruffudd[1] |
| Theme music composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Composer | Debbie Wiseman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nigel Stafford-Clark |
| Production location | Czech Republic |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Original release | |
| Release | 20 November – 21 November 1999 |
Warriors (1999) 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. The music was written by Debbie Wiseman.[2][3] It was screened on BBC One.[4]
The series 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.
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. When it was released in the United States, the film was re-titled Peacekeepers.
Cast
- Lt Neil Loughrey – Damian Lewis
- Pte Alan James – Matthew Macfadyen
- Lt John Feeley – Ioan Gruffudd
- Sgt Andre Sochanik – Cal Macaninch
- Pte Peter Skeet – Darren Morfitt
- Pte John Hookway – Shaun Dooley
- Capt Richard Gurney – Tom Ward
- Minka – Sheyla Shehovich
- Emma – Jodhi May
- Almira Zec – Branka Katić
- Lt Jonathan Engel – Ifan Meredith
- Maj 'Brick' Stone – Simon Shepherd
- Rik Langrubber – Carsten Voigt
- Naser Zec – Predrag Bjelac
- Sandra Skeet – Elizabeth Lovelady
- Serbian Officer - Izudin Bajrovic
- Imam - Zaim Muzaferija
Awards
- British Academy Television Awards
- Best Drama Serial
- Best Sound
- Best Design (nominated)
- Best Photography and Lighting (nominated)
- Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming, Golden FIPA
- Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Best Single Drama
- Monte-Carlo TV Festival, Golden Nymph, Mini-Series - Best Mini-Series
- Prix Italia, Fiction, 2000[5]
- Royal Television Society, UK, RTS Television Award
Sources and references
- ^ a b c d e Warriors, IMDb
- ^ Reviews, debbiewiseman.co.uk
- ^ January 2000 Film Music CD Reviews
- ^ a b Wives wins at awards show, BBC
- ^ Prix Italia, Winners 1949 - 2010, RAI
- ^ Dame Thora's awards double, BBC
