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My Grandparents' War

2019 · TV Series · TV-PG · 47 min · ★ 7.3

Documentary

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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Streaming on PBS Living and PBS Documentaries.

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Details
Years
2019
Release date
2019-11-27
Network
Channel 4
Language
English
Rated
TV-PG
Runtime
47 min
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (3 votes)

Themes

  • world war ii
  • family history
  • heroism
  • wartime
  • british history
  • life during wartime

Cast & crew

Directed by Francis Hanly

Episodes2 seasons · 8 episodes

Season 14 episodes
  • S1E1Helena Bonham Carter47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
  • S1E2Mark Rylance47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
  • S1E3Kristin Scott Thomas47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
  • S1E4Carey Mulligan47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
Season 24 episodes
  • S2E1Kit Harington47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
  • S2E2Keira Knightley47m
    Amazon Prime VideoApple TV+
  • S2E3Emeli Sandé47m
    Amazon Prime Video
  • S2E4Toby Jones47m
    Amazon Prime Video