Episode 1 | The Trench (2002)

Duration: 58'01''

Synopsis

Fear, fatigue and cold daily life in a First World War trench is relived in this three-part series. Based on diaries kept by the 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment, the series re-creates the experience by placing volunteers in conditions faced in four years of warfare, while veterans recall the Great War. Narrated by Andrew Lincoln.

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Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'22''

After a week, the 23 modern-day volunteers are still struggling to adapt, especially with the strict water rationing that faced the 10th Battal...

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'33''

The 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment lost over men in just one day during the Battle of Ancre, far more than they had suffered cum...

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'22''

After a week, the 23 modern-day volunteers are still struggling to adapt, especially with the strict water rationing that faced the 10th Battal...

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'33''

The 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment lost over men in just one day during the Battle of Ancre, far more than they had suffered cum...

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'22''

After a week, the 23 modern-day volunteers are still struggling to adapt, especially with the strict water rationing that faced the 10th Battal...

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'33''

The 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment lost over men in just one day during the Battle of Ancre, far more than they had suffered cum...

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 2 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'22''

After a week, the 23 modern-day volunteers are still struggling to adapt, especially with the strict water rationing that faced the 10th Battal...

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

Episode 3 | The Trench (2002)

BBC Two | 2002 | 58'33''

The 10th Battalion of the East Yorkshire regiment lost over men in just one day during the Battle of Ancre, far more than they had suffered cum...

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