Pilot (Our Girl)

"Pilot"
Our Girl episode
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Directed by	David Drury
Written by	Tony Grounds
Editing by	Ben Drury
Original air date	24 March 2013 (2013-03-24)
Running time	88 minutes
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"Pilot" (also referred to as "Our Girl")^[a] is a 2013 military drama film which serves as the television pilot of the BBC series Our Girl, initially created as a standalone project. It was directed by David Drury, produced by Ken Horn, and written by Tony Grounds, who eventually went on to create the series. The film focuses on a loud young woman with little future named Molly Dawes (Lacey Turner) and her decision to leave her troubled life behind to join the army.

Grounds based the film's plot on the idea that no conscript is "merely a soldier", and pitched it after hearing of a story about a woman becoming a well-respected army medic despite her rough start. Primarily filmed at the Army Training Centre Pirbright, and being commissioned on the condition that it would include Turner, Grounds developed the story and summarised it as following a "female combatant but she is also a daughter and a sister". The film aired on BBC One on 24 March 2013. Despite being met with mixed critical response, with many criticising the film's story but praising Turner's performance, it earned high viewership and was well-received by audiences, resulting in the series being conceived.

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