Piddington, Andrew [Director]
(1996)
The soldier's story.
(Series for film and television).
Item Type:
Moving Image/Broadcast
Additional Information:
Piddington conceived and developed the idea of this series. He was the scriptwriter as well as director. Drama documentary series for film and television. Six programmes about the SAS. Iranian Embassy Seige (60 min.); The Gulf War, Oman - the Battle of Mirbat, The Falklands, Colombia, and Selection and Training (5 x 30 min.). Commissioned by Carlton Television (UK) and Goldhawk Film & Television £1.1m budget. Broadcast on Carlton Network TV May 30th - July 1996. Further distribution included: 'Secret War', exhibition, Imperial War Museum; Andy Young's Preview Theatre 10 May 1996; Birmingham Repertory Theatre Studios 30 May 1996. Video release: 6 videos and 1 boxed set with additional footage; 'The Soldier's Story', 30370 50303. International sales worldwide through Carlton Media.