
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