War Horse
Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. However, events soon take the horse far away from England.
Wartime drama. It is 1914, and struggling Devon farmer Ted Narracott buys a remarkable but unsuitable horse at auction. His son Albert names him Joey and, under pressure from their unscrupulous landlord, somehow trains Joey to work the farm. But when war breaks out, Joey is requisitioned by the army to serve at the front and begins a remarkable adventure that takes him far from Albert and the fields of Devon.
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00John Williams
Dartmoor, 1912
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00:05John Williams
The Auction
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00:08John Williams
Bringing Joey ±«Óãtv, and Bonding
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00:09John Williams
Bringing Joey ±«Óãtv, and Bonding
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00:14John Williams
Learning The Call (Album Version)
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00:20John Williams
Seeding, and Horse vs. Car
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00:27John Williams
Plowing
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00:38John Williams
Ruined Crop, and Going To War
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00:39John Williams
Ruined Crop, and Going To War
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00:49John McCormack
Roses of Picardy
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00:54John Williams
The Charge and Capture
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01:05John Williams
The Desertion
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01:13John Williams
Joey's New Friends
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01:28John Williams
Pulling The Cannon
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01:40John Williams
The Death of Topthorn
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01:44John Williams
No Man's Land
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01:45John Williams
No Man's Land
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01:58John Williams
The Reunion
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02:00John Williams
War Horse - End Credits
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02:06John Williams
Remembering Emilie, and Finale
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02:12John Williams
The ±«Óãtvcoming
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Albert Narracott | Jeremy Irvine |
| Ted Narracott | Peter Mullan |
| Rose Narracott | Emily Watson |
| Grandfather | Niels Arestrup |
| Lyons | David Thewlis |
| Captain James Nicholls | Tom Hiddleston |
| Major Jamie Stewart | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Emilie | Celine Buckens |
| Geordie Soldier | Toby Kebbell |
| Lieutenant Charlie Waverly | Patrick Kennedy |
| David Lyons | Robert Emms |
| Sergeant Fry | Eddie Marsan |
| Sergeant Perkins | Geoff Bell |
| Army doctor | Liam Cunningham |
| Trench captain | Julian Wadham |
| Andrew Easton | Matt Milne |
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Nov 2014 20:00
Sat 23 Jan 2016 19:20- Sat 3 Sep 2016 21:00±«Óãtv Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sat 3 Sep 2016 21:30±«Óãtv Two Scotland
- Sat 3 Sep 2016 23:00±«Óãtv Two Wales
- Sun 12 Nov 2017 14:05
- Sun 1 Apr 2018 16:45±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Sun 4 Nov 2018 14:20
- Sun 5 May 2019 15:35±«Óãtv One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 3 Nov 2019 14:05±«Óãtv One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 3 Nov 2019 14:35±«Óãtv One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sun 2 Aug 2020 15:20±«Óãtv One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sun 2 Aug 2020 16:20±«Óãtv One except Wales & Wales HD
- Sat 12 Nov 2022 17:30±«Óãtv Two except Scotland
- Sun 12 Nov 2023 13:50