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Rating: 4.8 (40 reviews)

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In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses, and volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches of WWI. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front but also between the old rules, hierarchies, class distinctions, and a new way of thinking.

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The Crimson Field

IIn a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses, and volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches of WWI. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front but also between the old rules, hierarchies, class distinctions, and a new way of thinking. Kitty (Oona Chaplin, Game of Thrones), Rosalie, and Flora arrive as the hospital's first volunteer nurses and struggle to be accepted by the established medical team. The girls are flung headlong into a world for which nothing and nobody could have prepared them, but this is also an opportunity to break free of the constraints and limitations of their lives back home.

Executive Produced by Emmy® Award-winning Anne Pivcevic (Great Expectations, South Riding), written by Sarah Phelps (Great Expectations, Oliver Twist), and featuring Hermione Norris (MI-5) and Kevin Doyle (Downton Abbey), The Crimson Field tells the story of World War One's front line medics - their hopes, fears, triumphs, and tragedies.

Producer: Ann Tricklebank
Production Year: 2015
Rating: TV-14
Actors: Hermione Norris, Kevin Doyle
Writers: Sarah Phelps
Number of Discs: 2
Length: 360 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen

Customer Reviews

4.8 40 Reviews

40 Reviews

Carla

01/08/24

Fantastic!!!!

Perky P.

01/03/21

Couldnt Stop Watching!

This too-short series was a powerful production. Really enjoyed seeing some of the Downton Abbey characters in this production. I thought all the acting was top drawer.

Scwritergirl

01/03/21

Riveting, well-written drama

The Crimson Field is one of the best dramas I have seen on PBS. The characters are complex and well-developed and the plots are intricate and engaging. The writers of this series have done an excellent job weaving the horrors of war with the pathos and passions of everyday life. The acting is superb. I highly recommend The Crimson Field.

Billie L.

07/17/20

Piqued my curiosity

The Crimson Field, set in 1915, begins with four volunteers who come from England to a field hospital in France to assist the nurses. Through the six episodes, we learn each volunteers secret reason for coming, and observe how each copes and forms attachments amid the political undercurrents in the hospital. The concluding episode does not end the story, but teases this viewer to speculate about what might happen next.

City R.

07/17/20

Great story - poor decision making

Like the other reviewers, I greatly enjoyed the well written, well produced, spendidly cast and costumed show. The medical situation as depicted is in line with well documented information I have read. I was very disappointed that the series had no ending, left story lines hanging and was obviously the victim of either poor planning or studio politics. Either way, waht a shame for a series with the potential of a multi-season hit on a par with Downton Abby.

Lesie

07/17/20

Wonderful show!!!

It is a very gripping show with unique and interesting characters!!! Was so disappointed to hear they may not make a second season, especially considering they left it at such a cliff hanger!!! Please bring it back for at least one more season, preferably more!!!

Moonpie

07/17/20

The Crimson Field

I really enjoyed this series but would never have watched it if I had known it would end so abruptly with no intention of a second season. It was quality television and I am miffed that I got caught up in the story and now there will be no resolution to the many story lines. #feeling cheated.

Rog

07/17/20

The Crimson Field

I highly recommend this series to everyone.

Lady C.

07/17/20

Where is the ending?

I thought I had ordered the series. I was left hanging when the last disk played out. Are there other disks to follow?

Fancynancy

07/17/20

Can we see all 12 episodes?

Does the DVD have only 6 or the reported 12 episodes? I have no use of the 6 episodes I watched with great interest. If there are 12 episodes, I will purchase it. PBS really blew it by discontinuing this series. Please reconsider. You will definitely have an audience!

Louie

07/17/20

Permanent subtitles

Five stars for the story line. Excellent in every respect. Only one star for the DVD itself. The subtitles cannot be turned off. Very distracting.

Dave

07/17/20

crimson field a well-crafted story

we bought this after seeing the series on PBS; we were very pleased with the acting, the story, the settings, and especially to see the Chaplin name still showing quality in film after 100 years. We would recommend this set of shows to all viewers of British period dramas. It was also refreshing to see a WWI backdrop for a change.

Barb B.

07/17/20

ANY chance of regrouping actors for continuation of Crimson

My understanding is BBC needed the $$$ or time slot for other programs. This is so well done, seeing veteran BBC stars and introducing the US to Scots actor, Richard (Harris) Rankin. In a couple interviews, he was lavish w/ praise to wm. writers and complex character development that they all felt there were so many more stories to be told....talk about cliffhangers!

Bobbie

07/17/20

Why start and not continue?

I never expected to become so engrossed...so quickly in this series..only to have PBS decide to leave it hanging after only one season???Is it really so difficult to make a plan and stick to it?

Lucysmom

07/17/20

The Crimson Field is an interesting series.

We caught the first episode and failed to record the rest of the series. Had to purchase the DVD to find out what happens to the characters. This is a very interesting series.

Camille P.

07/17/20

No second season?

What do you mean theres no second season scheduled? How could that be? This is a wonderful show and it needs to continue. Please BBC, another season, please!

Pbs G.

07/17/20

Love It

I love period pieces and PBS has done another excellent one.

Keep S.

07/17/20

Crimson Field: Blood stirring history lesson

History as it should be told. We see how people of that time experienced the events. How they all were personally affected by them and how they dealt with them, both good and bad. We begin to understand that nothing really ever changes. Change occurs only in how things are being done.

SeOra

07/17/20

Spellbinding

I cant wait until the next season! I love the fact that some of the story is based in real life stories.

Nostalgia H.

07/17/20

A rare gem of filmmaking genius

This series if more than sterling in its content and its execution. The acting is more than superb, the story is intriguing, stalwart, and beguiling and it offers the viewer an experience rarely created for todays audiences. It is a travesty that the BBC has decided it should not be continued. The word masterpiece is overused in our world but The Crimson Field is much, much more than the word implies. The viewers of PBS will never see its like again.

Highlighted Customer Reviews

Lin reviewed The Crimson Field (U.K. Edition) DVD & Blu-ray

Outstanding

Loved the series and was sure there would be more. Very disappointed to read there will not be more seasons. I love Masterpiece and all British series. Characters to really care about.

Ann reviewed The Crimson Field (U.K. Edition) DVD & Blu-ray

Love this Series

Absolutely one of my favorite series...why BBC decided not to continue it into future seasons is perplexing.

Regi N. reviewed The Crimson Field (U.K. Edition) DVD & Blu-ray

Crimson Field deserves more seasons

I so enjoyed this show! It is well written, the characters were well defined and acting by all was of outstanding quality. I loved the storylines and the wonderful history told in a magnificent setting. Please renew this program it is one of the very best you have made.