The Last Post
2017 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Bigger Picture
Mon, 6 Nov, 8:00 am
Joe's future in the army hangs in the balance. Armstrong fears for Yusra's safety. Honor is devastated by Joe's secret past. Markham struggles between duty and his own moral compass.
About
Set in the mid-Sixties in the shimmering heat of Aden, Yemen, The Last Post centres on a unit of Royal Military Police officers and their families. Their job is two-fold: half soldiers and half policemen who face constant insurgency and threat. Danger is everywhere. Hand grenades, mines and sniper attacks are a constant threat.
As the insurgency takes a real hold and casualties mount it becomes harder for everyone not to start to ask the big questions. What are we doing here? Is it right? As the old established order of the Fifties comes apart who will survive and who will flounder?
Episodes
- E01
The New Man
Mon, 2 Oct· 60 minCaptain Joe Martin arrives in Aden with his wife Honor to replace the outgoing and much-loved Captain Nick Page of the Royal Military Police.
- E02
Starfish
Mon, 9 Oct· 60 minLed by Major Harry Markham, the Royal Military Police assist special forces on a dangerous mission. Mary Markham experiences complications with her baby's birth, and Alison Laithwaite introduces Honor to the BP Club.
- E03
Above Thy Deep and Dreamless Sleep
Mon, 16 Oct· 60 minCaptain Joe Martin meets with American journalist Martha Franklin to demand that she hand over incriminating evidence. Christmas celebrations at the Royal Military Police base are cut short by a shocking discovery.
- E04
The CO's Boy
Mon, 23 Oct· 60 minThe RMP begin their desperate search. Tilbrook takes Markham to visit an important prisoner. Alison feels that she cannot go on with her pregnancy, and confides in Honor about her affair. Ed receives intelligence that leads him into danger.
- E05
Precious Cargo
Mon, 30 Oct· 60 minThe NLF demand a swap. Alison watches over Ed, conflicted about their marriage. Honor confronts Martha. Yusra gets a coded message to Armstrong. Joe disobeys orders.
- E06
The Bigger Picture
Mon, 6 Nov· 60 minJoe's future in the army hangs in the balance. Armstrong fears for Yusra's safety. Honor is devastated by Joe's secret past. Markham struggles between duty and his own moral compass.
Cast
Jessie Buckley
Honor Martin
Amanda Drew
Mary Markham
Ben Miles
Major Harry Markham
Stephen Campbell Moore
Lieutenant Ed Laithwaite
Jessica Raine
Alison Laithwaite
Jeremy Neumark Jones
Captain Joe Martin
Tom Glynn-Carney
Lance Corporal Tony Armstrong
