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The 1940s House is a British historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 2001 about a modern family that tries to the live as a typical middle-class family in London during The Blitz of World War II. It was shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom in 2001, and in 2002 on PBS in the United States and ABC Television in Australia. It also aired on TVNZ in New Zealand. The series was narrated in the UK by Geoffrey Palmer.
Original Release
01/02/2001
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geoffrey Palmer | Self - Narrator |
| Guy de la Bédoyère | Self - Historian |
| Norman Longmate | Self - Historian |
| Ben Hymers | Self |
| Piers Brendon | Self - Keeper of the Churchill Archives |
| Susan Jebb | Self |
| Michael Hymers | Self |
| Warren Rushton | Taxi Driver |
| Kirstie Hymers | Self |
| Thomas Hymers | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Home Front | Tuesday, 02 January 2001 |
| 2 | Into the Unknown | Thursday, 04 January 2001 |
| 3 | Women at War | Thursday, 11 January 2001 |
| 4 | The Beginning of the End | Thursday, 18 January 2001 |
| 5 | The Homecoming | Thursday, 25 January 2001 |
Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geoffrey Palmer | Self - Narrator |
| Guy de la Bédoyère | Self - Historian |
| Norman Longmate | Self - Historian |
| Ben Hymers | Self |
| Piers Brendon | Self - Keeper of the Churchill Archives |
| Susan Jebb | Self |
| Michael Hymers | Self |
| Warren Rushton | Taxi Driver |
| Kirstie Hymers | Self |
| Thomas Hymers | Self |
| Lyn Hymers | Self |
| Juliet Gardiner | Self - Historian |
| Marguerite Patten | Self |
| Dennis Cornish | Self - Garden Designer |
| Lia Cramer | Self - Art Director |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Self - The Supreme Commander |
| John Kenny | Self - Site Manager |
| Richard Dimbleby | Self - Radio Reporter |
| John Snagge | Self - D-Day Radio Announcer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alex Graham | Executive Producer |
| Simon Shaw | Producer |
