The Scars of War
- Episode aired Jan 5, 2024
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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Sullivan asks for Father Brown's help when Mrs Devine's son Eddie is framed for murder.Sullivan asks for Father Brown's help when Mrs Devine's son Eddie is framed for murder.Sullivan asks for Father Brown's help when Mrs Devine's son Eddie is framed for murder.
Michelle Jeffers
- Villager Wife
- (uncredited)
Jenny Kent
- Villager Wife
- (uncredited)
Raju Ladwa
- Soldier
- (uncredited)
Dave Morgan
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Richard Price
- Villager
- (uncredited)
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- GoofsThe story involves around a reunion of Home Guards. The Home Guard was stood down in 1944. While its members were slowed to keep some of their uniform, their rifle and ammunition would have been handed back in. There is no way in 1953 these former guards would still have their rifles to parade with.
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Awful!
Hard to know where to start on this episode. One has to appreciate a suspension of disbelief is often required in shows such as this but with this episode they absolutely destroyed any credibility. A program that lists an historical advisor on the credits chose to do a story revolving around an incident with Kembleford's wartime Home Guard. Clearly no one had looked into the set up of the Home Guard or its role. The opening scene set in 1941 shows Mrs Devine's late husband kitted out in regular army uniform and equipment with post war insignia and a bomb disposal sleeve badge. There were Home Guard bomb disposal units but these were independent units made up from staff at large factories on war work munitions aircraft production that sort of thing. They were also affiliated to the Royal Engineers. The next scene we have a reunion parade of Home Guards. While the Home guard were allowed to keep most of their uniform when the force was stood down in 1944 it seems Kembleford's platoon was allowed to keep their rifles and ammunition. In fact enough ammo to let the public have a go firing them! The officer was sporting a a fusilier cap badge again post war insignia and bomb disposal badge. The Home Guard were awarded the defence medal only and yet we see them all sporting 39-45 star and war medal as well most were in the wrong order. The idea that a soldier could be denied the defence medal by his CO was weird and Mrs Devine's son sporting is fathers's medals is not allowed when he himself was in uniform. As for the butterfly bomb there is no way they would have a live one sitting in their collection. All in all very poorly put together episode.
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- Mar 29, 2024
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