''Warriors'' is a British

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drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by

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and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred

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and

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. It was screened on

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on 20 and 21 November 1999. The serial tells the story of a group of British peacekeepers serving in a peacekeeping operation of the

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, in

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during the

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in 1993.Warriors
IMDb The serial was released on VHS on 29 November 1999. On 7 January 2004 the serial was issued on DVD in the

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. The film emphasises the contradictions of the mandate of the peacekeepers, and the psychological trauma that they sustain while being forced to observe atrocities perpetrated against civilians without being able to intervene, and being subject to deliberate provocations against which they are unable to retaliate. The ironic title of the programme is taken from the name of the armoured vehicle used by the British forces, the FV 510 ''Warrior''. Music for the serial was written by

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. When it aired in the

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, the serial was re-titled ''Peacekeepers''.

Cast

as Lieutenant (later Captain) John Feeley *

as Private Alan James *

as Lieutenant Neil Loughrey * Cal Macaninch as Sergeant Andre Sochanik *

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as Private Peter Skeet * Shaun Dooley as Private John Hookway *

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as Captain Richard Gurney * Joe Renton as Corporal Gary Sprague * Ifan Meredith as Lieutenant Jonathan Engel *

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as Major 'Brick' Stone * Steve Chaplin as Private Tommy Redmond * Greg Chisholm as Private Martin Rook *

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as Emma * Predrag Bjelac as Naser Zec *

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as Almira Zec * Carsten Voigt as Rik Langrubber * Sheyla Shehovich as Minka * Elizabeth Lovelady as Sandra Skeet *

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as Imam

Awards

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** Best Drama Serial ** Best Sound ** Best Design (nominated) ** Best Photography and Lighting (nominated) *

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, Golden FIPA * Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Best Single Drama * Monte-Carlo TV Festival, Golden Nymph, Mini-Series - Best Mini-Series *

Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with the ...

, Fiction, 2000 *

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, UK, RTS Television Award ** Best Single Drama Dame Thora's awards double
BBC ** Best Costume Design ** Best Music – Original Score ** Best Sound – Drama Wives wins at awards show
BBC ** Best Production Design – Drama (nominated) ** Best Actor – Male (nominated) ** Best Writer (nominated)

Sources and references

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0119873, title=Warriors 1999 British television series debuts 1999 British television series endings 1990s British drama television series BAFTA winners (television series) BBC television dramas 1990s British television miniseries Films directed by Peter Kosminsky Bosnian War films Prix Italia winners Yugoslav Wars in fiction English-language television shows Military television series