@@syedfaizaan1146 Tommy was a tunneler during the war. They're the ones that dug beneath no man's land and planted mines on enemy territory above them or dug a hole to sneak in soldiers. It was a really hard and dangerous job and tunnel fights is terrifying since it's dark as we have seen in Tommy's flashback. It's more terrifying than trenches fight. This is why Churchill has no issue on giving what Tom was asking as he has nothing but high regards to tunnelers like him.
@@syedfaizaan1146 also besides the horror of fighting enemies in dark cramped space, tunnelers were also at risk of tunnel collapsed at any point during their digging which will bury them alive. So to be a tunneler your ball must not be made of steel but of titanium.
Love how Churchill can tell the whole thing is personal for Campbell (and kudos to his actor for showing how petty and vindictive the character is), so he knows to plant a mole in his team of assassins later on saving Tommy's life.
As well as play along with Campbell's disdain for Tommy by promising a temporary export license, just so that Churchill can have Tommy working for him by proxy.
They knew the Battle of Somme and Verdun was 2 of the most bloodiest battle in WW1 and yet Tommy was present at both battlefields as a tunneller in which itself was a dangerous job
If you read about being a tunneller in WW1, it wasn't just dangerous. It was, basically, as horrific a duty as any in existence. When fighting happened, it was significantly brutal. Close quarters intense combat, basically trench warfare. But, with everyone in the SAME TRENCH. Before the fighting it was terrifying. Cave-ins could transpire at any moment. Enemy diggers could find you at any moment. Sometimes you had to be willing to crawl down, FAR, down narrow & tiny tunnels, with little air, knowing that if something happened, you were not getting-out of there. Hence, you have nerves of STEEL and bravery beyond words.
@@Mere-Lachaiselongue Agreed. A super interesting fact that there were no British command at Verdun, however they did attempt to reduce the enemies offensive at Verdun by creating an offensive at Somme in 1916. I have read stories/extracts of British men being present during the battle of Verdun under French command but not the British Army.
@@offender0 so there were British soldiers at Verdun then? I’m sure there probably were a few but I’ve always known Verdun was the French against the Germans. Verdun, The Somme & Passchendale were all unimaginable horrors just to name a few
campell couldnt understand why everyone keeps giving him a slack just because he was a soldier. just as if participating in a war was giving you immunity to commit crimes in times of peace
@@nemanjap8768 That's ONE machine gun. One man, killing 157 people, one by one, systematically, over the course of 15 minutes. Multiplied by every machine gun on a frontline miles wide. It is a big fucking deal punk.
I love Lizzie, she had one of the best story arcs in the series. (Finn had literally the worst). I liked her better than Grace for Tommy. She was a good wife, mother and didn't take crap or anything for granted. She just wanted to be loved. She had me sobbing when she blew up at Tom when he showed up AFTER Ruby died. Arthur's wife was a weird religious zealot. Esme and Jon were solid. Ada started out as a fool, but became a hero and handled Diana "the Nazi" Mitford sister masterfully. ("... it's Chanel.") The way not going to war dogged Campbell the entire series was hilarious.
I preferred May for Tommy. She matched him perfectly. The intensity. The patience. The ability to parse reason from stupidty. Grace was the sweet dove archetype that I never really like. Lizzie was awesome as well, but it felt her and Tommy were constantly at war with one another.
@@duplicitouscanadian3073 i liked May as well for Tommy but it def felt like May was the rebound for Tommy after Grace iirc. Lizzie I felt the same way but honestly if Tommy ended up with the crazy russian chick then it wouldve made the series interesting
i think at that period of time , only going to war make u a truly man you would be respect as hero and be honored by everybody , especially those who returned from the battle gets the most respect , u can see people in the room with Mr. Churchill were all decorated some decorated twice they put their hand up 2 time and they all kept a position in Mr. churchill office Those not decorated would alway being a p*s.sy at THAT time such as Major Campbell look at him , his comrade and mr Churchill never accept him as a fellow
Thinking of the last time an executive office was held by a war veteran in the USA. Kennedy perhaps. Strange how people who haven't experienced the trauma and horror of war feel no apprehension about sending other people's children to war.
The orange man is back and I say here here to no more frivolous wars and unnecessary regulations that promote socialism and inflationary repercussions. There's a big hole for the last 4 years and they best dig it deep.
All the episodes that included Major Campbell were among the most entertaining for me. Sam Neill played the biggest son of a bitch ever. Along with others he should receive awards for their acting abilities because this series is one of the best ever.
"...yet the tunnels were dug beneath our feet..."
Such a powerful line.
what does this mean? like in context?
@@syedfaizaan1146 Tommy was a tunneler during the war. They're the ones that dug beneath no man's land and planted mines on enemy territory above them or dug a hole to sneak in soldiers. It was a really hard and dangerous job and tunnel fights is terrifying since it's dark as we have seen in Tommy's flashback. It's more terrifying than trenches fight. This is why Churchill has no issue on giving what Tom was asking as he has nothing but high regards to tunnelers like him.
@@bilogskii2216 thanks man, i understand now.
"to silence the guns pointed at our heads."
@@syedfaizaan1146 also besides the horror of fighting enemies in dark cramped space, tunnelers were also at risk of tunnel collapsed at any point during their digging which will bury them alive. So to be a tunneler your ball must not be made of steel but of titanium.
Love how Churchill can tell the whole thing is personal for Campbell (and kudos to his actor for showing how petty and vindictive the character is), so he knows to plant a mole in his team of assassins later on saving Tommy's life.
As well as play along with Campbell's disdain for Tommy by promising a temporary export license, just so that Churchill can have Tommy working for him by proxy.
i didn't catch that. thanks for making that link
they laughed at tommys demands because given his service and the task he was being asked to carry out they were expecting a much greater reward.
And yet Churchill recognized his own kind of fear. The fear of overreach in ambition.
They probably didn’t know it was to transport drugs and booze.
@@socalrefrigeration548 Booze more than anything else, because of Prohibition.
At dis point Churchill knew Tommy was wayyyy more valuable than Campbell
Honorable and courageous as well. Both trivial things but things tha Churchill's worldview valued nonetheless.
Why because lawman have limitations and outlaws gangsters they pretty much have known where they go
They knew the Battle of Somme and Verdun was 2 of the most bloodiest battle in WW1 and yet Tommy was present at both battlefields as a tunneller in which itself was a dangerous job
Which is a little weird considering there were no British soldiers present at Verdun ☠
If you read about being a tunneller in WW1, it wasn't just dangerous. It was, basically, as horrific a duty as any in existence.
When fighting happened, it was significantly brutal. Close quarters intense combat, basically trench warfare. But, with everyone in the SAME TRENCH.
Before the fighting it was terrifying. Cave-ins could transpire at any moment. Enemy diggers could find you at any moment. Sometimes you had to be willing to crawl down, FAR, down narrow & tiny tunnels, with little air, knowing that if something happened, you were not getting-out of there.
Hence, you have nerves of STEEL and bravery beyond words.
@@Mere-Lachaiselongue Agreed. A super interesting fact that there were no British command at Verdun, however they did attempt to reduce the enemies offensive at Verdun by creating an offensive at Somme in 1916.
I have read stories/extracts of British men being present during the battle of Verdun under French command but not the British Army.
@@offender0 so there were British soldiers at Verdun then?
I’m sure there probably were a few but I’ve always known Verdun was the French against the Germans. Verdun, The Somme & Passchendale were all unimaginable horrors just to name a few
@@mycommentpwnz not to mention at any moment you could hit a gas pocket and die from monoxide poisoning or methane exploding from the torches
I want to read books with poignant writing like this letter embodied. Truly a masterclass
same here! lemme also know if you've read any books with articulation of this sort brother.
Somerset Maugham is the answer
@@TrumpetPlayer68 please elaborate and recommend some books if you can
@@TrumpetPlayer68 is that the name?
That’s the author. Come on guys, Google is your friend
4:12 I love this facial expression saying "here we go again. another war reference"
And you know Churchill saw it. Campbell got annoyed because he couldn't understand what the services of the tunnelers meant to the soldiers.
campell couldnt understand why everyone keeps giving him a slack just because he was a soldier. just as if participating in a war was giving you immunity to commit crimes in times of peace
The most impressive thing about this scene is Lizzy being able to write fast enough to follow Tommy's speech
Tommy's a Brummie You've nerve met a Scouser if u think that was fast 😂
Plus she's learned short hand, makes it way easier to take dictation
No question, Shelby was a man of rare ingenuity who always got the job done. Handy fellow to have in a crisis.
At one point at the Somme a machine gun killed (not injured) 157 British soldiers in the first 15 minutes of the battle
Big deal
The Brits knew the casualty would be in the hundreds thousand. That's why they sent the Canadian to be meat cannon.
60,000 casualties in one day
@@nemanjap8768 That's ONE machine gun. One man, killing 157 people, one by one, systematically, over the course of 15 minutes. Multiplied by every machine gun on a frontline miles wide. It is a big fucking deal punk.
Battle of the Somme 60,000 British casualties in one day
Lions led by donkeys
@@Jonesyb90facts bro as always.
hands up in this comment section those who watch peaky blinders clips and feel the need to smoke afterwards
And we all will be treated with a degree of Respect. Blinder to Blinder
you have no idea how many times this show has made me buy a pack of cigarettes
Same is true of the whisky; once the blinders reach for the decanter, so do I
I know if watched that show when I was younger I would be a heavy smoker by now
hahahaha! yeah - 100%
I love Lizzie, she had one of the best story arcs in the series. (Finn had literally the worst). I liked her better than Grace for Tommy. She was a good wife, mother and didn't take crap or anything for granted. She just wanted to be loved. She had me sobbing when she blew up at Tom when he showed up AFTER Ruby died. Arthur's wife was a weird religious zealot. Esme and Jon were solid. Ada started out as a fool, but became a hero and handled Diana "the Nazi" Mitford sister masterfully. ("... it's Chanel.")
The way not going to war dogged Campbell the entire series was hilarious.
I preferred May for Tommy. She matched him perfectly. The intensity. The patience. The ability to parse reason from stupidty.
Grace was the sweet dove archetype that I never really like. Lizzie was awesome as well, but it felt her and Tommy were constantly at war with one another.
@@duplicitouscanadian3073 i liked May as well for Tommy but it def felt like May was the rebound for Tommy after Grace iirc. Lizzie I felt the same way but honestly if Tommy ended up with the crazy russian chick then it wouldve made the series interesting
Lizzie is a whore. Unfit for high society
I love how they keep rubbing Campbell's lack of service during the war from time to time on this show.
i think at that period of time , only going to war make u a truly man you would be respect as hero and be honored by everybody , especially those who returned from the battle gets the most respect , u can see people in the room with Mr. Churchill were all decorated some decorated twice they put their hand up 2 time and they all kept a position in Mr. churchill office
Those not decorated would alway being a p*s.sy at THAT time such as Major Campbell look at him , his comrade and mr Churchill never accept him as a fellow
3:06 love that shift in expression, showing just how awful being a tunneler was.
Later in the show when Churchill meets Tommy he can’t even remember Campbell’s name 😂
Thinking of the last time an executive office was held by a war veteran in the USA. Kennedy perhaps. Strange how people who haven't experienced the trauma and horror of war feel no apprehension about sending other people's children to war.
Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and George Bush all saw active duty in the Second World War.
George HW Bush - Naval aviator in the pacific in WWII.
Jimmy Carter, George HW Bush
Kennedy PT boat
LBJ supplies
Nixon supplies
Ford carrier
Carter submarine
Bush sen. TBM aviator
The orange man is back and I say here here to no more frivolous wars and unnecessary regulations that promote socialism and inflationary repercussions. There's a big hole for the last 4 years and they best dig it deep.
Best show of the decade. Who agrees ?’
Tommy: Dear Mr. Churchill...
Liz: 😦 *surprised pikachu face *
:0
Best show of the decade who agrees ?
All the episodes that included Major Campbell were among the most entertaining for me. Sam Neill played the biggest son of a bitch ever. Along with others he should receive awards for their acting abilities because this series is one of the best ever.
I don't blame him I write to the government when I get a chance when I do
Tommy chose the wrong girl, and when the right one fell into his lap he treated her like a dog.
Liz was the town poodle, wdym 😂
The only reason the "wrong girl" didn't work out is cuz she died, wdym?
Liz was not the right girl mate xD
May was the 1
And yet the tunnels we're dug beneath our feet...
What episode is this?
Tommy smokes enough for all of us! Lol
Has Your Pencil Broken?!!
Verdun was French man’s sacrifice not a Brits.
Most. Not all.
peak writting. no woke ain't go broke.
Just finished watching all 6 seasons, very disappointed terrible show
ah you laughin at my bruthuh?
@@chuckv321 Right he's the oldest, you're the thickest.
If you thought it was a bad show you wouldn't have watched 6 seasons of it.
obvious bait, amateur troll
tbh if u played fortnite cats season youd know that they used wood to project pokemons photoreealistically
👎
Why?
He is a Campbell's relative.
Get ratio’d lul
Best show was Ozark.