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Love and liberation in wartime

The Night Watch

Set against the turbulent backdrop of London in the 1940s, this adaptation of Sarah Waters' bestselling novel, The Night Watch, follows four young Londoners inextricably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexual morality and social convention have been broken down, Kay, Helen, Viv and Duncan enjoy a freedom never experienced before. Moving back in time through the 1940s into the maelstrom of the Blitz, the lives, loves and losses of these four central characters are unravelled. For them, the post-war victory is bittersweet, for it returns them to the margins of society, from which they hoped they had been liberated. In order to build their future they must each make peace with their past.

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The Night Watch Cast

Name Character
Claire Foy She was 27, now 40 years old as Helen Giniver
Anna Wilson-Jones She was 41, now 54 years old as Julia Standing
Kenneth Cranham He was 66, now 80 years old as Horace Mundy
Jodie Whittaker She was 29, now 42 years old as Vivian Pearce
Phoebe Waller-Bridge She was 25, now 39 years old as Lauren
Claudie Blakley She was 37, now 50 years old as Nancy Carmichael
Paul Ritter He was 86, 85 years old when he died as Mr. Pearce
Liam Garrigan He was 29, now 43 years old as Reggie Nigri
Anna Maxwell Martin She was 34, now 47 years old as Kay Langrish
Harry Treadaway He was 26, now 40 years old as Duncan Pearce
Richard Cambridge as Policeman
Tom Weston-Jones He was 24, now 37 years old as Jack Brown
Jenna Augen as Iris Knight
Neal Barry as Mr. Bryant
JJ Feild He was 33, now 46 years old as Robert Fraser

The Night Watch Crew

Name Department
Sarah Waters as Novel. She was 44 (now 58) years old Writing
Richard Laxton as Director. He was 44 (now 57) years old Directing
Paula Milne as Screenplay. She was 64 (now 77) years old Writing
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The Night Watch (13 years)

Love and liberation in wartime

  • Release day: Monday, April 04, 2011
  • Runtime: 90 minutes