Warriors (1999 TV series)

Warriors
DVD cover
Written by	Leigh Jackson [1]
Directed by	Peter Kosminsky[1]
Starring	Matthew Macfadyen[1] Damian Lewis[1] Ioan Gruffudd[1]
Theme music composer	Debbie Wiseman
Composer(s)	Debbie Wiseman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer(s)	Nigel Stafford-Clark
Location(s)	Czech Republic
Cinematography	Richard Greatrex
Release
Original release	20 November – 21 November 1999

Warriors (1999) is a British television drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis and Ioan Gruffudd. The music was written by Debbie Wiseman.^[2][3] It was screened on BBC One.^[4]

The series tells the story of a group of British peacekeepers serving in a peacekeeping operation of the UNPROFOR in Vitez, in Bosnia during the Lašva Valley ethnic cleansing in 1993.

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. When it was released in the United States, the film was re-titled Peacekeepers.

Cast

• Lt Neil Loughrey – Damian Lewis
• Pte Alan James – Matthew Macfadyen
• Lt John Feeley – Ioan Gruffudd
• Sgt Andre Sochanik – Cal Macaninch
• Pte Peter Skeet – Darren Morfitt
• Pte John Hookway – Shaun Dooley
• Capt Richard Gurney – Tom Ward
• Minka – Sheyla Shehovich
• Emma – Jodhi May
• Almira Zec – Branka Katić
• Lt Jonathan Engel – Ifan Meredith
• Maj 'Brick' Stone – Simon Shepherd
• Rik Langrubber – Carsten Voigt
• Naser Zec – Predrag Bjelac
• Sandra Skeet – Elizabeth Lovelady
• Serbian Officer - Izudin Bajrovic
• Imam - Zaim Muzaferija

Awards

• British Academy Television Awards
  • Best Drama Serial
  • Best Sound
  • Best Design (nominated)
  • Best Photography and Lighting (nominated)
• Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming, 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, Fiction, 2000^[5]
• Royal Television Society, UK, RTS Television Award
  • Best Single Drama ^[6]
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Music – Original Score
  • Best Sound – Drama ^[4]
  • Best Production Design – Drama (nominated)
  • Best Actor – Male (nominated)
  • Best Writer (nominated)

Sources and references

External links

• Warriors at the Internet Movie Database