| Home Fires | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Created by | Simon Block |
| Based on | Jambusters by Julie Summers |
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| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Samuel Sim[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Executive producers | Francis Hopkinson Catherine Oldfield Rebecca Eaton |
| Producer | Sue de Beauvoir |
| Running time | 44–46 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 May 2015 – 8 May 2016 |
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Home Fires is a British period television drama about the life of Women's Institute members on the Home Front during the Second World War. Set in a rural Cheshire community called Great Paxford, the series is produced by ITV, and launched its first series in May 2015. The first series is set between September 1939 and early 1940.
The series was inspired by the book Jambusters by Julie Summers.[2] With the first series having an average viewing ratings of 6.2 million ITV commissioned a second six-part series, aired in April 2016. The show focuses on a largely female cast, including notable actresses Francesca Annis, Samantha Bond, Claire Rushbrook, Fenella Woolgar and Leanne Best.
Series 2 of Home Fires premièred on 2 April 2016 and gained 5.2 million views with a 23.7% share.[3] In May 2016 ITV announced it would not be renewing the show.
- ^ Wylie, Ian (1 May 2015). "Home Fires: Interviews". Life of Wylie. London: Blogger. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Batey, Neil (2 May 2015). "Home Fires 'is an astonishing story about women as war breaks out'". Daily Mirror. London: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ Overnights TV [@Overnightstv] (4 April 2016). "Drama #homefires returned for 2nd series with 5.2m/23.7% from 9pm on ITV @itvstudios http://www.overnights.tv" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2016 – via Twitter.