The Captain, Ghosts Ghosts (2019 British TV series) - Wikipedia The Captain – A stern, closeted World War II army officer, who is still obsessed with his time in the war and his rank as an officer. He was put in charge of a weapons research unit in Button House during his service and so has an extensive knowledge of weapons. He fancies himself as the de facto leader of the ghosts and devises many of their plans with elements of military strategy, and Pat most frequently defers to his authority. -- x -- https://podbay.fm/p/we-have-ways-of-making-you-talk/e/1672191929 Ghosts and Horrible Histories star Ben Willbond talks about growing up in the cadets and how his passion for history has influenced his acting and writing career. -- x -- Ghosts (American TV series) - Wikipedia Brandon Scott Jones as Captain Isaac Higgintoot, an initially closeted gay American Revolution officer who died of dysentery two weeks after the siege of Fort Ticonderoga and has been largely forgotten by history, making him immensely jealous of the more famous Alexander Hamilton. The living can smell a foul odor if he passes through them. He is based on the Captain in the original British series.
One of those bizarre situations where they are aware - https://twitter.com/kingsley_tom/status/1125509262665551872?t=SGETz-WJjaqWLkzoGNZ3WQ&s=19 ...but perhaps it will be resolved, possibly with an associated storyline with explanation at some future point. "They just haven't written it yet" or haven't come up with the right joke / scenario that fits.
The gilt collar badges in SD and (in the early days) Sam Browne cross strap OVER the lapel (something that would have had my late Dad, a WW2 officer himself, tutting) irked me, as well.
Not WW2, but has any expert (or anyone with an interest) in the American War of Independence have a view on Nigel's uniform? Accurate or not?
Been discussed a fair few times elsewhere, but I stand by my suggestion that his batman or tailor made an egregious mistake on the day of his death, leading a repressed and somewhat dejected man, aware of his own failures, to endure the further humiliation of that eternal detail. His spirit contemporaries & mortal companion will never notice, but he knows. Pathos, innit.
Medal ribbon bar was explained tonight. I know it's been available on iPlayer for ages but we are watching series the old fashioned way. Gives us something to look forward to. BBC iPlayer - Ghosts - Series 5: 5. Carpe Diem
