Episode #1.3 - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

As Gareth's time with the military wives winds down, the women are finding it an especially difficult time seeing that it is the tail end of their partners' six month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Gareth has two more big events planned for ...See moreAs Gareth's time with the military wives winds down, the women are finding it an especially difficult time seeing that it is the tail end of their partners' six month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Gareth has two more big events planned for them at which to perform. The first, specifically for the Chivenor group, is the homecoming parade and ceremony to welcome back their returning partners. Because it is supposed to be a homecoming for the entire family, he wants the events to be joyous and to include the entire family including the children. He chooses a piece of music he hopes will inspire that joy. The second, which Gareth believes is the biggest event he himself has ever been involved with, is the annual Remembrance Day Festival organized by the Royal British Legion at Royal Albert Hall. Including the television audience estimated in the several millions, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and other members of the British royal family will be in attendance at the Hall. This event will be especially nerve-wracking for one choir member who will perform a solo. Because of the immensity of the occasion, Gareth commissions Paul Mealor, who wrote a song for Prince William of Wales and Catherine Princess of Wales's wedding, to write an original piece of music for the choir to perform. What they decide to do is to use text included with letters between the wives and their husbands to form part of the lyrics. The women hope that the tears they shed at rehearsals over the emotional nature of the song will be transferred to their audience on performance night. Through it all, one choir member learns that day-to-day life can be just as difficult as waiting for her overseas husband to return home. And before the relationship between Gareth and the wives ends, the wives have a special gift for him. Written by Huggo See less