12 x 50 minute episodes
1939 - War against Germany is imminent. The Captain of Bolton Wanderers leads the entire 1st team to volunteer in the army en masse. Forsaking professional & celebrity football careers to fight for their country, their families and freedom.
Target audience
War and football are two passions that are worlds apart yet unite an audience. But Wartime Wanderers is more than a war series, more than a football saga, it is a story of loyalty, camaraderie and romance that will appeal to all genders, all ages, all nationalities as it explores universal themes. It draws on personal memories never before told. Revealing how football survived at home and in the theatre of war. Wartime Wanderers will rate alongside the WW2 classics, 'The Longest Day', 'From Here to Eternity', 'Casablanca', 'Letters from Iwo Jima', “Saving Private Ryan', 'Dunkirk', 'Bridge Over the River Kwai', 'Schindler's List' – the list is growing. In summary, the 'Wartime Wanderers' are the ultimate 'BAND OF BROTHERS'