My Grandparents' War(2019)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2019-11-27
Average Runtime: 47m
Rating: 7.3
Votes: 3
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 8
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.
Keywords
world war iifamily historyheroismwartimebritish historylife during wartime
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Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
Helena Bonham Carter
Air Date: 2019-11-27
Helena Bonham Carter relates how her grandfather defied orders by helping Jewish people escape the Holocaust, while h...
E02
Mark Rylance
Air Date: 2019-12-04
Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary World War II story of his grandfather Osmond Skinn...
E03
Kristin Scott Thomas
Air Date: 2019-12-11
Actor Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers the story of how her grandfather William saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk whil...
E04
Carey Mulligan
Air Date: 2019-12-18
Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather traveled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final mont...
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