Over Here (miniseries)
Over Here is a 2-part television miniseries made in 1996 by the BBC for BBC1 from 7 to 8 April 1996, this comedy-drama miniseries 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".
| Over Here | |
|---|---|
| Genre | World War II, Comedy-drama |
| Written by | John Sullivan |
| Directed by | Tony Dow |
| Starring | Samuel West Martin Clunes |
| Composer(s) | Graham Jarvis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | John Sullivan |
| Producer(s) | Jacinta Peel |
| Running time | 185 min |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Picture format | 14:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 7 April – 8 April 1996 |
Plot
In the early stages of their involvement in World War II a squadron of American bombers are en route to England. However, due to an air raid their intended destination, their newly constructed base, is unavailable and consequently they have to divert to a nearby base, RAF Lytchmere. News then reaches the inbound crews of unservicable 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, and which was to be entitled Buddy & Chum.[1]
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.[2]
Historical accuracy
The series is riven with historical inaccuracies.