The First Casualty

Set in Flanders during June 1917, this gripping historical drama by Ben Elton follows Douglas Kingsley, a former detective and conscientious objector, who is tasked with investigating the murder of a celebrated poet killed away from the front lines. As he delves into the case while navigating the chaos of The Third Battle of Ypres, he confronts profound questions about justice, truth, and the nature of murder amidst the horrors of war. With evidence and witnesses vanishing into the battlefield's mud, Kingsley grapples with the complexities of honor and morality in a time where the lines between right and wrong blur perilously.