The Crimson Field: interview with creator & writer Sarah Phelps
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is a new compelling & emotional First World War Drama Series currently broadcasting on ±«Óătv One. Marking 100 years since the start of the First World War, this gripping drama presents one of the Great War’s untold stories. In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.
Watch our interview with (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist), creator and writer of The Crimson Field:
Writersroom interview with Sarah Phelps
Sarah talks about the development process of The Crimson Field, the extensive research she had to do and some of the challenges involved. She talks about why it was so important to pen women’s experiences of the First World War, her writing process and mantra – “plot is simple, character is complex”, and some techniques she uses to develop her characters.
The Crimson Field continues on ±«Óătv One, on Sunday at 9pm.
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