Occupation

Occupation is a three-part military drama TV series developed by BBC One, written by Peter Bowker, which centers on three British army soldiers from the invasion of Basra, spanning from 2003 to 2007. As the three fight side by side and ultimately struggle back into civilian life, their motivations to return are drastically different just as their lives are threatened by their jobs. Sergeant Mike Swift (James Nesbitt) was a good man. He had a solid family life and a veteran resume as a soldier but he is progressively drawn back into the turmoil when he falls in love with an Iraqi doctor, Aliya (Lubna Azabal). Corporal Danny Peterson (Stephen Graham) had little to keep him settled in the United Kingdom and had all the glitz and dreams of power and money could offer, even going so far as to exploit the war torn country he's sent to protect. Lance Corporal Lee Hibbs (Warren Brown) had been sent home early on from a minor injury but his passion to rebuild and help the people bring him back into the still-hurting conflict. Suspenseful, gripping, and poignant, Occupation shares Mike, Danny, and Hibbs's story against the backdrop of the Iraqi conflict. MORE