have teamed to co-produce a television feature adaptation of original stage play “Wireless Operator.”
Written by Bob Baldwin and Max Kinnings , the story is a personal look at the experiences of the World War II Bomber Command whose role in attacks on civilians made their service in the war a shameful secret.
The feature will chart a wireless operator’s experiences in a recreated, claustrophobic Lancaster Bomber and will be filmed with a skeleton crew and four-person cast in a COVID-safe manner. Baldwin said: “This film is a portrait of an honorable young man who in good faith participated in acts that history has judged truly appalling. The story was inspired by my own father’s writing, which revealed how psychologically complex his war had been and the extent of the trauma he and his crew mates had endured.
As with the play, the production will be donating a percentage of profits to Combat Stress, the U.K. charity for veterans’ mental health.