Thank you for your response provided by the producer of the film Kate Triggs. I greatly appreciate Kate Triggs response, clearly thought out and reasoned to the understandable concerns of the families of men who were not so fortunate as Wodehouse and remained interned for the duration of the war. Having seen the film myself in it's entirety, Kate Triggs response corresponds to many of my own thoughts. Of course one cannot share this view without having seen the film and understood it, which is a problem for French viewers, descendants of British men who were interned in 1940 (the film would merit a French version for this...).
For this reason, perhaps BBC4 would consider it worthwhile to develop on the little known story of the internment of British subjects living in France, many of whom were WW1 veterans; would this warrant a short documentary so that their circumstances of life are better known in Britain?
For necessary documentation you may view my web site http://anglais62.blogspot.fr/
I draw your attention to this POST which tells the story of those British families that were evacuated thanks to the Royal Navy in May 1940; but many British men and women not able to flee and were interned by the Nazis after the armistice of 22 June 1940, because Britain remained at war.
You may also refer to my history of Calais http://pratclif.com/calais/calais.htm
Thanking the BBC for your attention to our concern. This is Human Action at its best.
Pierre Ratcliffe Quartier Fontenouille 83440 Callian France 33494477479 33609122804 pratclif@gmail.com