The long and the short and the tall
In 1942, a small British platoon was positioned in the jungle trying
to assess the strength of the Japanese invasion. They were 20 miles
away from the British frontlines and 15 miles away from base camp.
They rest for a while in a deserted hut. Their radio has a flat
battery and they are having trouble getting in touch with their base
camp. The platoon is led by Sergeant Mitchem, who is in control of 6
ordinary men; hence the title from Britain; Bamforth; a Cockney,
Whitaker; Tynesider, Macleish; a Scot, Evan; Welsh, Smith (Smudge) and
Johnstone. All had left their jobs back in Britain to fight in the
war. All had never been faced with killing a man. A few of the
soldiers are family men, leaving their wife, children and friends back
in their home towns. They are all from Britain and as they spend time
together they find out and understand about each person's personality
more.
Bamforth: When Bamforth first sees the Japanese soldier, he is
prepared to shoot him: 'Bamforth suddenly tenses and raises his rifle.
This is followed by: 'Bamforth slowly raises his rifle and takes
careful aim. Mitchem swings round and knocks the rifle out of
position.'
"I had him right between the cheeks! I couldn't miss! He's on his
tod!"
Bamforth was obviously prepared to kill the lone Japanese soldier and
was quite frustrated when his chance is taken from him. He would show
this by gritting his teeth or cursing under his breath.
Later on when the Japanese soldier enters the hut and is grabbed by
Johnstone, and Evans, Smith and Macleish all refuse to kill the
soldier, but Bamforth is more than happy to 'Knock him off'. He would
be speaking in an aggressive tone of voice. On stage he would be
ruthless, grabbing the bayonet, and with a tremendous amount of
strength, he would thrust the bayonet towards the prisoner.
"Here, give me a hold. It's only the same as carving up a pig. Hold
him still"
Had Mitchem not intervened then Bamforth would have killed the
soldier. Mitchem did so to keep him for any important information
which may be needed at base camp.
The Japanese soldier would be petrified at this point, being alone and
unarmed. Yet Bamforth still persisted in scaring the soldier:
"Boo"
He also waved a bayonet in front of the prisoners face. Then he
decided to mimic the prisoner by imitating a crude Japanese accent:
"Flingers on Blonce" and "Tojo"
He also used humiliating remarks such as "Short arse".
His tone of voice would be quite sarcastic, as if he was talking to a
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work wonders for the role as he used such a silly voice, though if he
could laugh his head off- if I knew it really was all a hoax", to the
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