Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt. The setting is the fictional North Yorkshire Regiment, although for dramatic effect the characters are from a variety of backgrounds including London, Liverpool, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Filmed in Northern Ireland, extras were provided by soldiers, wives and families of 2nd Battalion, The Rifles. Locations were Ballykinler Army Base, Tyrella Beach, South Promenade Newcastle.
as Private Lomax
as Private Davies
as Captain Gulliver
as Private White-Bowne
as Norah Preston
as Private Hoy
as Private McIlvenny
as Corporal Barrowman
as Sergeant Butcher
as Private Wratten
as Lance Corporal Jimmy Hobbs
as Audrey Gulliver
as Private Rothman
as Connie Charles
as Private Keenan
as Captain Bulgakov
as Section 1 Private
