My Grandparents' War

My Grandparents' War

Documentary 2019

Available on Channel 4

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, four celebrated actors explore their grandparents' extraordinary wartime stories.

Documentary 2019

Unrated

EPISODE 1

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter unearths how her grandfather saved hundreds from the Holocaust and her grandmother's role during the Blitz.

46 min · 27 Nov 2019
EPISODE 2

Mark Rylance

Actor Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary story of his grandfather who spent almost four years as a Japanese POW during WW2.

46 min · 4 Dec 2019
EPISODE 3

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers how her grandfather saved thousands at Dunkirk and fought in the Navy's most devastating battles.

46 min · 11 Dec 2019
EPISODE 4

Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan travels to Japan to discover how her grandfather survived a Kamikaze attack and witnessed devastation in Tokyo.

46 min · 18 Dec 2019
EPISODE 1

Kit Harington

The star of Game of Thrones explores his grandparents' extraordinary wartime experiences - from spying on a former King of England to a deadly Italian mission that earned a military cross.

41 min · 15 Sept 2022
EPISODE 2

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley embarks on an emotional journey of discovery, from her grandad's dramatic war at sea, in the Navy, to her grandmother's secret role in the D-Day landings.

43 min · 22 Sept 2022

Francis Hanly

Director
Francis Hanly

Producer
Leo Burley

Producer
Tom Anstiss

Producer
Paul Hamann

Producer

About

My Grandparents' War

DOCUMENTARY

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, four celebrated actors explore their grandparents' extraordinary wartime stories.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2019
Rated: Unrated

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)