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Take a fascinating journey into the past to understand the extraordinary impact of World War II on the families of four British actors. Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, “Harry Potter” series), Mark Rylance (“Dunkirk,” “Bridge of Spies,” Masterpiece: Wolf Hall), Kristin Scott Thomas (“Darkest Hour,” “The English Patient”) and Carey Mulligan (“Promising Young Woman,” “The Great Gatsby”) each host a one-hour journey into their respective family histories as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to the former site of a prisoner-of-war camp in Hong Kong, to retrace their grandparents’ footsteps during the conflict that changed their lives forever.
Original Release
11/27/2019 on PBS
US Release
04/04/2021
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caroline Catz | Self - Additional Narration |
| Carey Mulligan | Self - Presenter |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Self - Presenter |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | Self - Presenter |
| Mark Rylance | Self - Presenter |
| Kit Harington | Self - Presenter |
| Nano Mulligan | Self - Carey Mulligan's Mother |
| Jay Rees | Self - Ph.D Student, University College of Swansea |
| Phil Weir | Self - British Naval Historian |
| Roy Hawkes | Self - WWII British Dive Bomber Pilot |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kit Harington | Thursday, 15 September 2022 |
| 2 | Keira Knightley | Thursday, 22 September 2022 |
| 3 | Emeli Sandé | Thursday, 29 September 2022 |
| 4 | Toby Jones | Thursday, 06 October 2022 |
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Directors
Francis Hanly, Leo Burley, Laura Nash
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Caroline Catz | Self - Additional Narration |
| Carey Mulligan | Self - Presenter |
| Helena Bonham Carter | Self - Presenter |
| Kristin Scott Thomas | Self - Presenter |
| Mark Rylance | Self - Presenter |
| Kit Harington | Self - Presenter |
| Nano Mulligan | Self - Carey Mulligan's Mother |
| Jay Rees | Self - Ph.D Student, University College of Swansea |
| Phil Weir | Self - British Naval Historian |
| Roy Hawkes | Self - WWII British Dive Bomber Pilot |
| Jo Fox | Self - Social Historian |
| Will Iredale | Self - Author, The Kamikaze Hunters |
| Harry Anderson | Self - WWII Crewmember of the HMS Indefatigable |
| Takeshi Kawatoko | Self - Japanese Army Officer (Ret.) |
| Mordecai Sheftall | Self - Professor of Modern Japanese Cultural History and Communication |
| Dr. Hiroshima | Self - Brother of WWII Kamikaze Pilot |
| Chris Ramsbottom-Isherwood | Self - Cultural Historian |
| Joshua Levine | Self |
| Keira Knightley | Self |
| Len Teft | Self - WWII Crewmember of the HMS Indefatigable |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Tom Anstiss | Executive Producer |
| Paul Hamann | Executive Producer |
| Samantha Anstiss | Executive Producer |
| Danny Horan | Producer |
| Leo Burley | Producer |
| Rebecca Fairbank | Producer |
| Tim Jordan | Producer |
| Francis Hanly | Producer |
| Alex Bingham | Producer |
| Susie Dark | Producer |
| Hana Canter | Producer |
| Rajveer Sihota | Producer |
| Paula Nightingale | Producer |
| Laura Nash | Producer |
