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My Grandparents' War

In this four-part documentary series, leading Hollywood actors undertake a fascinating journey into their family's past by re-tracing the footsteps of their grandparents during World War Two. We follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations, from the beaches of Dunkirk to prisoner of war camps in Asia, to learn about the war their grandparents experienced. All of the actors have unanswered questions about the scars war left on their grandparents, and in each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.

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Documentary
Created By

First Aired on

Nov 27, 2019

2 seaons till Oct 06, 2022

Popularity: 0.4013
3 votes
Networks
(GB)
Production

Wild Pictures (GB)Taphae Productions Limited

Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Toby Jones

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 8 episodes

Season 1

Follow the moving, personal stories of Helena Bonham Carter, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Carey Mulligan as they travel to historic locations to learn about what their grandparents experienced during World War Two. In each episode one of the actors explore how six years changed the lives of their family and the world forever while learning about the life and death decisions that their grandparents faced.

Aired

4 Episodes
  • Episode 1Helena Bonham Carter47 min

    Helena Bonham Carter relates how her grandfather defied orders by helping Jewish people escape the Holocaust, while her grandmother volunteered as an air raid warden and campaigned for women's rights

  • Episode 2Mark Rylance47 min

    Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary World War II story of his grandfather Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war

  • Episode 3Kristin Scott Thomas47 min

    Actor Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers the story of how her grandfather William saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk while serving as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy throughout World War

  • Episode 4Carey Mulligan47 min

    Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather traveled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea

Top Cast

    Crew & Team

    Francis Hanly

    Director

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