Soldier Soldier
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Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name – “Soldier, soldier will you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?” – an instrumental version of which was used as its theme music.
Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven seasons and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in ‘B’ Company, 1st Battalion The King’s Fusiliers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment loosely based on the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, it is regarded as an accurate depiction of army life in the early to mid-1990s, when the British Army was undergoing significant change. This is perhaps best demonstrated during the third series, around 1994, when a significant number of real regiments were forced into amalgamations with each other due to downsizing of the army. In the world of Soldier Soldier, the King’s Fusiliers are also forced to amalgamate with the Cumbrian Regiment, another fictional regiment, becoming the King’s Own Fusiliers. At the time Soldier Soldier was broadcast, the fatality rate was low with most casualties due to training accidents and suicides. The military as a whole was assigned to performing more peacekeeping missions than actually doing any fighting. As a consequence, the show served well to portray the army, despite the domestic problems that could occur, in a fairly good light.
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Soldier Soldier is a British television drama series. The title comes from a traditional song of the same name – "Soldier, soldier will you marry me, with your musket, fife and drum?" – an instrumental version of which was used as its theme music.
Produced by Central Television and broadcast on the ITV network, it ran for a total of seven seasons and 82 episodes from 1991 to 1997. It featured the daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers, a fictional British Army infantry regiment loosely based on the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Set in the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, it is regarded as an accurate depiction of army life in the early to mid-1990s, when the British Army was undergoing significant change. This is perhaps best demonstrated during the third series, around 1994, when a significant number of real regiments were forced into amalgamations with each other due to downsizing of the army. In the world of Soldier Soldier, the King's Fusiliers are also forced to amalgamate with the Cumbrian Regiment, another fictional regiment, becoming the King's Own Fusiliers. At the time Soldier Soldier was broadcast, the fatality rate was low with most casualties due to training accidents and suicides. The military as a whole was assigned to performing more peacekeeping missions than actually doing any fighting. As a consequence, the show served well to portray the army, despite the domestic problems that could occur, in a fairly good light.
Original Name: Soldier Soldier
Number of Seasons: 7
Number of Episodes: 1
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.8
Vote Count: 5
Type: Scripted
Network(s): ITV
First Air Date: June 10, 1991
Episode Runtime: 60 mins
Primary Year: 1991
Genres: Drama
IMDB Link: tt0106138
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Season 1 — 1 Episodes — Air Date: June 10, 1991
- Season 2 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 3 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 4 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 5 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 6 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Season 7 — 0 Episodes — Air Date: January 1, 1970
- Robson Green – Fusilier Dave Tucker
- Jerome Flynn – Cpl Paddy Garvey
- Ben Nealon – Lt Jeremy Forsythe
- Philip Ettington – Thomas (uncredited)
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