Occupation (TV series)

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Occupation
Brown, Graham and Nesbitt
Genre	War drama
Written by	Peter Bowker
Directed by	Nick Murphy
Starring	James Nesbitt Stephen Graham Warren Brown
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producer	Derek Wax
Producer	Laurie Borg
Production locations	Northern Ireland, Morocco
Running time	180 mins.
Production companies	Kudos BBC Northern Ireland
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	16 June (2009-06-16) – 18 June 2009 (2009-06-18)
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Occupation is a three-part drama serial broadcast by BBC One in June 2009. It was written by Peter Bowker and produced by Kudos for BBC Northern Ireland.^[1]

It took four years to bring the serial to screen. Filming took place in Morocco and Northern Ireland.^[1]

The serial follows the fortunes of three British Army soldiers from the 2003 invasion of Basra to 2007. Each is inspired to return to Basra for different reasons: one returns for love, one for monetary gain, and one for his belief in the mission to rebuild the country.^[1]

It received the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial in 2010.