INTERVIEW: Luke Brandon Field Goes Beyond the Battlefield in “The Fallow Few”

During the First World War, hundreds of British soldiers were executed by their own military, many after being convicted of desertion or cowardice. It’s a darker chapter of history that has received considerably less attention than the battles themselves, and one that writer and director JR Rappaport explores in his independent war drama The Fallow Few, starring Bradley James (Merlin), Luke Brandon Field (Interview with the Vampire), and Sir Tony Robinson (Blackadder). The film is currently screening in select cinemas in the UK ahead of its digital release on November 3, 2026. Set in December 1916 and based on the true story of Lieutenant Edwin Dyett (Christopher Bonwell), a British officer sentenced to death for desertion, The Fallow Few follows Corporal George Hansen (James), who has been assigned to guard condemned soldiers thanks to his childhood friend and superior officer, Sydney Oakes (Field). But as George begins questioning the treatment of the prisoners, his growing objections put him increasingly at odds with Sydney, ultimately forcing him to choose between following orders and doing what he believes is right. We recently spoke with Field about his approach to playing Sy...