Michael Morpurgo’s hugely successful novel Private Peaceful was adapted to film, based on a screenplay by Simon Reade. Pat O’Connor directed the adaptation, which was started development in 2012. The film stars:
- George Mackay
- Samuel Bottomley
- Richard Griffiths
- Alexandra Roach
- Jack O’Connell
- Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
- Frances de la Tour
- John Lynch
- Maxine Peake
- Izzy Meikle-Small
- Paul Ready
- Anthony Flanagan
- Eline Powell
- David Yelland
- James Laurenson
- Paul Chequer
In January 2016, the Private Peaceful adaptation premiered on BBC One.