Landship (2026)

But this week sees us take to the muddy and bloody Western Front of 1917 with Landship, and we were kindly provided a screener by Tin Hat Productions, the makers of the film, and the movie is out now in UK cinemas, and a little synopsis for you here.

Set during the 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, a nine-man British Mark IV, which I think means five-

Four

... got there, tank crew embarks on a mission to destroy German bunkers.

But when they become trapped in a shell crater just yards away from enemy lines, they must band together to fight for survival against starvation, shell shock, and relentless enemy fire.

Well, there you go.

That, it's, it's Fray Bentos.

So a little bit of background.

Um, Tin Hat are well known for making independent films in the UK about historical subjects, you know.

Um, they've done quite a few, so, um-

You're not on production.

What you doing?

I know, I'm not, I'm just giving-

I know

... a little bit, little bit of background before we look at the-

We've only been away a week.

Our format's-

... cast and production

... absolutely on its arse

Chaos.

Absolute chaos.

[laughs] Ah!

Much like Passchendaele.

Um, basically Tin Hat made a film in 2013 called Fray Bentos about the tank Fray Bentos, uh, and the, um, the fact that the tank got, you know, stuck in no man's land and there was a bit of a last stand and a whole siege.

Um, and it was well received, made for a very small budget, and it kind of launched their, their, um, you know, career in, in many ways.