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Duration: 1 hour

Drama inspired by the life of Walter Tull who, after years in an orphanage, went on to become a professional footballer and then the first black commissioned officer to lead British troops during WW1.

The action concerns Tull's turbulent passage from ordinary soldier to extraordinary officer at officer training camp, where he had to face his own demons as well as fight the prejudice that surrounded him.

Last on

Mon 19 Sep 2011 23:00 BBC Four

Credits

Walter Tull
OT Fagbenle
Edward Tull
Michael Wildman
Connie MacPherson
Samara MacLaren
Sergeant Fuller
Ewan Stewart
Lieutenant Harper
Paul Westwood
Daniel Tull
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Producer
Ruth Caleb
Writer
Kwame Kwei-Armah

Broadcasts

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