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First Light

First Light

2010TV Movie⏱️ 1h 15m
BiographyDramaWar
7
IMDB Rating
904 votes

In May 1940 eighteen-year old Geoffrey Wellum joins the 92 squadron of the Royal Air Force and is taken to the pub,where pilots who have seen action sign their names on a blackboard. Next day,with no flying experience,he is expect...

Director
Matthew Whiteman
Writers
Matthew Whiteman, Caleb Ranson, Geoffrey Wellum
Stars
Sam Heughan, Gary Lewis, Ben Aldridge
Release Date
September 14, 2010
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan
as Geoffrey 'Boy' Wellum
Gary Lewis
Gary Lewis
as Mac
Ben Aldridge
Ben Aldridge
as Brian Kingcombe
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Alex Robertson
as Tommy Lund
Paul Kynman
Paul Kynman
as Bevington
Paul Tinto
Paul Tinto
as Davy
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Jordan Bernarde
as Trevor Wade
Alex Waldmann
Alex Waldmann
as Drummond
Tuppence Middleton
Tuppence Middleton
as Grace
Richard Walsh
Richard Walsh
as Mr. Wellum

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Lion Television, Manray Media

🏷️ Keywords

pilotdrinkautobiographyspitfire aircraftbattle of britain

🎯 Categories

BiographyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

TV movie time warp
by Rob-O-Cop2011-06-29
5/10

"very old school TV movie, slow pacing, contemplative bio pic of spitfire pilots during ww2. nothing we haven't seen or heard before and other than this is the story of from one mans point of view one wonders why this story needs to be told again and in this way. stiff upper lip, British heroes and bad bad Germans, it's like noting has changed in how we tell stories so we're left with a remake of what a TV movie about ww2 spitfire pilots might look like in the 50's or 60's. The good news is the spitfires look fantastic. I'm assuming some of them are CGI and they&ap..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sam Heughan and Gary Lewis also start in hit Starz series Outlander together. Colum MacKenzie (Gary Lewis) is Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) Uncle.

📖 Synopsis

In May 1940 eighteen-year old Geoffrey Wellum joins the 92 squadron of the Royal Air Force and is taken to the pub,where pilots who have seen action sign their names on a blackboard. Next day,with no flying experience,he is expect...